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Students, Public Connect with Mars

This DVD carries nearly 4 million names collected by NASA in the 'Send Your Name to Mars' project as well as various student activities. It traveled to Mars in 2004 onboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.
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This DVD carries nearly 4 million names collected by NASA in the "Send Your Name to Mars" project as well as various student activities. At the center of the DVD is a Lego "astrobot" minifigure that allows children to follow the mission via the astrobot diaries of Biff Starling and Sandy Moondust. Magnets on the outer edge of the DVD will collect dust for student analysis, and children can also decode the hidden message in the black dashes around the edges of the DVD. The DVD was provided and supported by the Planetary Society, the LEGO Company, Visionary Products, Inc., Plasmon OMS and the Danish magnet team.