Synopsis:

Mission To MarsHow would you feel if you packed the car and hit the highway, knowing that your vacation destination would be moving continuously during your trip? As Astronaut Sidney Gutierrez explains, that's the problem planners face when sending a spacecraft to Mars.
Running time 1:47 minutes.

Science & Technology / Mathematics Activity:

Mission to the Moon
Subject:
Mathematics; Science
Topics: Earth Sciences; Geometry; Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Ratios
Grades: 6 - 9

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