We also think it's neat that you are a submarine sailor! Thank you so much for sharing your comment with us today! We agree with you, Jazmine! It would take some patience to fly to Mars! Thanks so much for sharing your comment with us today! Hello, Annalisa! Thank you so much for your comment today! What a super sweet thing to say, Kailee! That IS a really long time to leave your family. Hi, Jonathan! Scientists believe a round trip to Mars and back would actually take a little over a year to days.
We think that would be a super LONG trip to make, don't you? What would YOU do if you could take a trip to Mars? You're right, David! Do you think you would like to take a trip that lasted over a year? We think it would be cool if we could look outside the window and see all the awesome things in space! Those are very cool images, Duane! Mars looks like a rocky, sandy red desert! Thank you so much for sharing them with everyone!
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Jump online to check out the Mars Exploration Rovers Images gallery. You can also explore cool Mars images at MarsQuest Online. If you prefer moving images, you can watch several Mars Exploration Rovers videos about the rovers and the challenges of getting to Mars! Knowing what you now know about Mars and how long a trip to the red planet might take, would you go if you had the chance? Why or why not?
What factors would you consider important in making your decision? What would excite you about a trip to Mars? What would worry you about such a trip?
Leaving friends and family behind? Do the potential benefits outweigh the concerns? What will it take to live on Mars? That's the question posed by Imagine Mars , a national arts, science and technology initiative that challenges young people to imagine and design a livable Mars community of the future. If you're up for a challenge, take some time to explore the Imagine Mars website. You'll learn all sorts of interesting facts about Mars and the challenges humans would face to live there on a permanent basis.
Can you design a community of the future that could overcome these challenges? Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering? Wonder Words orbit barrier cosmic cringe physical window astronaut patience prolonged exposure enthusiast psychological coincide radiation isolation opposition conjunction trip Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Noelle Dec 10, Dec 12, I love this wonder is cool I love space! Mar 5, Nicholas B Mar 2, I love the question I l cant wait until they get to mars I love space and will you put one on somthing about apollo 11?
Mj Feb 16, Now i know how far mars really is from earth :. Feb 23, Can't remember exactly. Some mathematics person could figure it exactly.
Oct 4, Wow, sounds like you've really researched this topic!! Thanks for the information, dan! Sep 25, That's right, sarah. That's a long time!!! Would you want to go to Mars? Sky Jan 7, HI, sarah!! Chris Apr 9, Here is a video answering this same question about the distance between earth and Mars. Apr 10, Thanks for sharing that, Chris! Nayan Feb 23, Why are the people of NASA even trying to get to mars? You also have to bring all that fuel! In addition, if you are in space for nine months, you will need a lot of shielding to protect you from the radiation of the Sun.
Water, and cement make good shielding but they are very heavy. All together, it is estimated that for a crew of six, you would need to 3 million pounds of supplies! The Shuttle can lift about 50, pounds into space, so it would take 60 shuttle launches to get all your supplies into space. In the history of the Shuttle, there have only been about 90 launches, and there are less than ten launches per year So with the shuttle, it would take six years just to get the supplies into space.
For this reason, you would probably need to develop a launch system that could lift more than 50, pounds into space. Even with a better launch vehicle, it is unlikely that you could launch the Mars mission all at once. You will have to launch it in several pieces and assemble them in orbit. Second, you are going to be in space for an extended period of time, and there a physiological consequences of being weightless for long periods of time.
For one, your muscles do not need to work as hard. In response to being used less, your muscles begin to shrink or atrophy. Remember, your heart is also a muscle, and pumping blood around your body is easier in the weightless environment of space, so your heart gets weaker as well. The spacecraft departs Earth at a speed of about 24, mph about 39, kph. The trip to Mars will take about seven months and about million miles million kilometers.
The mission is timed for launch when Earth and Mars are in good positions relative to each other for landing on Mars. That is, it takes less power to travel to Mars at this time, compared to other times when Earth and Mars are in different positions in their orbits. As Earth and Mars orbit the Sun at different speeds and distances, once about every 26 months, they are aligned in a way that allows the most energy-efficient trip to Mars. On average, the distance between Earth and Mars is million miles, according to Nasa.
Unmanned spacecraft travelling to Mars have taken anywhere from days to days to reach the red planet. According to physics professor Craig Patten, of the University of California, San Diego, a trip could be shortened by burning more fuel, but it would not be advisable. Currently, the space agency is following a five-step plan for getting astronauts there, but the likely outcome will be at least a three-year journey to and back from the planet. The health of astronauts going to Mars is a major challenge for scientists and researchers for a few reasons.
According to Dorit Donoviel, director at Translational Research Institute for Space Health, the first reason is because the length of the trip.
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