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Dr. Joy Crisp: Scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Project

What excites Dr. Joy Crisp in this article?

Which two places are hematite rocks often found?

What characteristic would prove to Dr. Joy Crisp that the rocks were affected by water?

How much grey hermatite does Dr. Joy Crisp expect to find in the area they are exploring?

What evidence does Dr. Joy Crisp want to use to help describe the past environment on Mars?

What does Dr. Joy Crisp think her research could lead to?

Which two types of material indicate that water was in an area?

What is the name of the mineral that Dr. Joy Crisp discusses in this article?

(Be careful, spelling matters!)

If you could, is there anything you would ask Dr. Joy Crisp?

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Question #2

Alexandra Witze wrote "… scientists who participate in the agency’s Mars missions might no longer design and build their own highly specialized payloads to explore the red planet." The word"payload" refers to the things the spaceship could carry.

What does "highly specialized" mean in this context?





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National Geographic Video

What is this Nat Geo video mainly about?

This video talks a lot about "reusable" rockets.

What does "reusable" mean in this context?

What does the prefix "re–" mean?

This video mentions the "microgravity" on Mars.

What does "microgravity" mean in this context?

What American spent a year in space?

What happens to astronauts that spend a long time in space?

Host, Andrew Fazekas, thinks that terraforming is a "fascinating" idea.

What do the two expert panelists think?

What does Ray Arvidson describe about problems with terraforming?

At the very beginning, the moderator says that Mars is within the "Habitable Zone."

What does the "Habitable Zone." mean?

After the shuttle takes off in the fifth minute of the movie, why do people cry?

Who does Jedidah Isler say should be sent to Mars?