Aim: To learn about Mars exploration.
1. Rover facts
2. Design, Draw and Make a Rover
3. Mars facts
1. Rover facts:
Fill in the table below.
Name:
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Purpose:
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Wheels
| The mars 2020 has six wheels, each with their own individual motor.the two front and the two rear wheels also have individual steering motors. this steering capability allows the vehicle to turn in place, a full 360 degrees. The four-wheel steering also allows the rover to swerve and curve, making arcing turns. |
Solar Panel
| The rover requires electrical power to operate. Without power, the rover can't move, use its science instruments, or communicate with the earth. Mars 2020 carries a radioscope power system, The power system produces a dependable flow of electricity using the heat of plutonium's radioactive decay as fuel. |
Laser
| One of the Cameras on the rover fires a laser at mineral targets that are beyond the reach of the rover’s robotic arm and then analyzes the vaporized rock to reveal its elemental composition. |
Camera
| The rover has several cameras focused on engineering and science tasks. Some help them land on Mars while others serve as their eyes on the surface to drive around. We use others to do scientific observations and aid in the collection of samples |
Shovel, rock pick, drill
| The rover's drill will use rotary motion with or without percussion to penetrate into the Martian surface to collect the precious samples. The drill is equipped with three different kinds of attachments (bits) that facilitate sample acquisition and surface analysis. The coring and regolith bits are used to collect Martian samples directly into a clean sample collection tube, while the abrader bit is used to scrape off or "abrade" the top layers of rocks, to expose fresh, un-weathered surfaces for study. |
2. In groups of 3, you will Design, Draw and Make a Mars Rover out of Lego Technics.
Materials:
Materials:
- Lego Technics
- A4 paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Eraser
The drawing and model must have:
- 6 wheels
- 1 camera
- 1 tool at the front that includes a shovel, pick and drill.
- 1 solar panel
- 1 laser that points at the ground
( Take a photo and upload your Mars rover onto your blog.)
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