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PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE - To MARS with MER Question and Answer Pairs

Question and answer pairs from the broadcasts and ON-AIR sessions serve as excellent primary sources of current information about Mars and the Mars Exploration Rover mission. They can simply be used to provide additional information or you could have a student read the question while another student reads the answer.

Click on the links below to see and hear the question and answer pairs.

FIRST LOOK

Did the rover land where you expected it to?
Student 3
It landed exactly where we wanted it to.
Steve Squyres
Principal Investigator
Cornell University

How big is the lander?
Student 5
The lander is actually larger than the rover.
Nagin Cox
Flight System Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

How long will the rover work?
Student 4
Well, we expect the rover to last at least 90 days.
Nagin Cox
Flight System Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Why did you choose to land there?
Bill Nye
Ah because we think there used to be a lake there a long time ago.
Steve Squyres
Principal Investigator
Cornell University

What time is it now on Mars?
Student 6
Well actually right now it is sol 14 and it is about 9:30 or 9:40 in the evening.
Nagin Cox
Flight System Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

How fast does the "Spirit" go?
Student 7
"Spirit" actually moves about as fast as a Galapagos turtle.
Nagin Cox
Flight System Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Why did it take so long to deploy the "Spirit" rover?
Ventura Garcia
Brownsville, TX
Well, once we got to the surface there's a lot of things that happen in impact to egress.
Kobie Boykins
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Is it hard compared to school science?
Courtney
Well it's quite different its lots of fun you know.
Tomás Kogan
Spain
Red Rover Goes to Mars
Student Astronaut
Susini de Silva
Sri Lanka
Red Rover Goes to Mars
Student Astronaut

How many pictures can a rover take in one day?
Monica
Brownsville, TX
Well, the rover can actually take quite a few pictures in one day.
Nagin Cox
Flight System Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory