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Mars, the Red Planet, is the most Earth-like of the planets. It has inspired authors and composers and motivated scientists to search for life there. In the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, two rovers (named Spirit and Opportunity) landed on Mars in 2004 to search for clues about past water activities. Later a rover called Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012. These rovers carry cameras and equipment to gather samples of rocks and soil.
Students launch a rocket and then strategically land his or her spacecraft (at their own previously selected position) on Mars, a virtual terrain. They carefully control and move their rovers across the surface of Mars to obtain information about the Martian soil, rocks, and atmosphere, by using instruments and cameras aboard their rovers.
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Kanematsu, H., Barry, D.M. (2016). Mars Simulation Mission. In: STEM and ICT Education in Intelligent Environments. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19234-5_20
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