Aim: To learn about Mars exploration.
1. Rover facts
2. Design, Draw and Make a Rover
3. Mars facts
1. Rover facts:
Fill in the table below.
Name:
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Purpose:
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Wheels
| so the robot can look for new things and it can move so it can take a photo. The rover has several cameras focused on engineering and science tasks. Some help us land on Mars, while others serve as our “eyes” on the surface to drive around. |
Solar Panel
| so the robot can charge without a person or human and it can easily charge without a human. |
Laser
| the laser is a super cam and the super cam fires a laser through the rocks and detects something inside the rocks |
Camera
| so we can see the planet and take a photo in it. |
Shovel, rock pick, drill
| so they can test other rocks that we didn't discover yet. |
