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Mars - NASA Science
WEB[effect of gravity on matter) Weight is a measure of gravity's effect on mass. It varies based on factors like our mass, the planet's gravity, and the di ance between you and the planet's center. If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth, you would weigh only 38 lbs on Mars! GRAVITY On Mars, you'd experience 62.5% less gravity than you're used to on Earth
Mars - NASA Science
WEBMars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots of evidence that Mars was much wetter and warmer, with a …
All Mars Resources - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
WEBExplore this collection of Mars images, videos, resources, PDFs, and toolkits. Discover valuable content designed to inform, educate, and inspire, all conveniently accessible in one place.
Mars: Facts - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
WEBWhen the solar system settled into its current layout about 4.5 billion years ago, Mars formed when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars is about half the size of Earth, and like its fellow terrestrial planets, it has a central core, a rocky mantle, and a solid crust.
WEBMars’ gravity, the entry capsule jettisoned the cruise stage. A large supersonic parachute inflated in the thin Martian atmosphere to slow the lander. Near the ground, solid rocket motors fired to reduce landing speed further. Airbags inflated around the lander to cushion the impact, and the lander bounced and rolled to a stop on Mars.
WEBOn September 21, 2014, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft will enter orbit around Mars, completing an interplanetary journey of 10 months and 442 million miles (711 million kilometers). The orbit-insertion maneuver will begin with six thruster engines firing briefly to damp out deviations in pointing. Then, the six ...
Deimos - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
WEBDeimos is the smaller of Mars' two moons. It's 9 by 7 by 6.8 miles in size (15 by 12 by 11 kilometers). Deimos orbits Mars every 30 hours.
Mars Odyssey - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
WEBApr 7, 2001 · The 2001 Mars Odyssey mission was the first spacecraft to make a global map of the chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface. The spacecraft also holds the record for the longest continually active mission in orbit around a planet other than Earth.
WEBvariations in the planet’s gravity that result from differences in crustal thickness and other factors. This spacecraft’s lower altitude will allow higher-resolution data. Researchers will use gravity measurements to assess how much the mass of Mars’ polar ice caps changes with the seasons.
Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover - NASA Science
WEBEarly in its mission, Curiosity's scientific tools found chemical and mineral evidence of past habitable environments on Mars. It continues to explore the rock record from a time when Mars could have been home to microbial life.