Launchpad: Using Technology to Make Discoveries on Mars
Find out about the technology on the Mars Phoenix Lander that helps NASA remotely explore the distant planet. Learn about the filters that are used to obtain color images and the high-tech oven that proved the existence of water ice on Mars.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- University of Arizona Phoenix Mars Mission
- University of Arizona The Phoenix Classroom
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA Mars for Educators
- Arizona State University Getting Dirty on Mars
- NASA Eyes on the Solar System