Mars - How to get to Mars

Aim: To design and build a Mars Rover using  Lego Technics.

1. Rover facts
2. Design and make draw Rover
3. Mars facts

Research links:
Mission to Mars - NASA
Mars rover view

Information about Rovers 5 parts

1. Rover facts

Why do we have each of the parts?

Fill in the table below.

Name: Risha	Purpose:
Wheels	The rovers have wheels so they can explorer more about mars. Rover also have wheels because then they can take photos of mars.
Solar Panel	They have solar panels to get energy from the sun. That energy helps the rover move around and do what it is suppose to do.
Laser	The laser is for detecting things in the distance. So they are like a sensor to see something far away. They are like Eyes.
Camera	The rover has a camera for taking photos. Those photo go on to a computer so people on earth examine it.
Shovel, rock pick,drill	If it see's a big rocks it will examine it and maybe even break it and see whats in there. With that drill or shovel or rock pick.

Mars Rover details:

2. Make a Mars Rover that has the following:

• 6 wheels
• 1 camera
• 1 shovel, rock pick, at the front
• 1 solar panel
• 1 laser that points at the ground

 ( Upload a photo of your mars rover onto your blog.)

3. Mars Facts

You will need to find out the following:

Fact	Earth	Mars
Picture of planet
Length of 1 year	365 days	687 days
Length of 1 day	24 hours	24 - h 37 - m
Distance from the sun	149.6 million km	227.9 million km
Distance from Earth.	92,955,807 miles	54.6 million kilometres
Gravity:	9.807 M/S 2	3.711 M/S 2
Colour:	Green, Blue and white	Red and grey
Temperature	-88 to 57 C	196 degrees F
Rainfall	600-1,600 millimetres per year	It doesn't rain in mars because the Temperature is low and pressures mean water can only exist as vapour or ice.
Atmosphere	Earth does not directly share a name with an ancient roman. Earth is not perfect sphere	Mars Atmosphere is 100 times thinner than earth There is about 95.3 %  of carbon dioxide.
Surface	Land and cloud Ocean	Desert Rocky
Moons and names	Moon	Phobos Deimos

Extra for experts
Draw your mars rover. Clearly label each part.