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Resource Title:NOVA: Mars Dead or Alive
Description:This NOVA website presents key questions that the NASA rovers are attempting to answer during their mission to Mars. Users can discover why liquid water is a necessity for life as we know it. By exploring the interactive modules, students can learn the anatomy of a rover and how a parachute is designed for the Mars Rover Mission. The site offers an hour-long movie about the Mars landscape and the NASA mission. Educators can find a guide summarizing the program and offering classroom activities and viewing ideas. Everyone can enjoy the amazing images of Mars' ice caps, faults, gullies, sand dunes, volcanoes, and much more.

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Language En
Publisher / Resource Provider Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).
Subject Keyword(s) Artificial Satellites -- Mars.
Mars (Planet)
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Computer Network Resources.
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Study and Teaching
Mars Probes.
Science
Science -- Space Sciences