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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Go, Rovers, Go! Robots roll into fifth year on Mars.


Why do you think it is important for NASA to have robots exploring Mars? What might they discover? How could that information be useful? Would you like the chance to visit Mars?

15 comments:

  1. I think that they should keep the mars rover on mars because there might be some plant life or something important we did not know about.

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  2. I think it is important for Nasa to have rovers on mars because we may need to live their one day.They might find life,they already found water too.This ia all useful because we can learn more about Mars.Also, I would love to visit mars.
    Josh T.

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  3. I thought this article was interesting becuase I like learning about space and planets.Those rovers have been roving for 5 years! They were expecting to rove for only 90 days.

    Daniel Krivitsky

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  4. I think that it is imporant to have robots searching Mars because we might be able to find life on the planet. We might have to go to Mars some day because the oil and natural rescources will not last forever. They might find bacteria on the planet that suggestes that we might be able to live there and that the planet can support life. I would like to visit Mars because it looks like a cool planet to be on and I would
    also like to be a part of the search for life on another planet. -Clinton L.

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  5. I think that it is cool that there are two robots roving on Mars, Spirit and Opportunity. Scientists could discover many things. The information they find could help them so that they know if it is safe to visit Mars. I think it would be cool to visit Mars.

    ~Marisa C.~

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  6. I think it is important for NASA to have robots on Mars so they can see if life is sustainable there. They might discover a new disease or a micro organism. That information might be useful so that we can explore more of Mars. Yes I would like to visit Mars.

    -Brianna

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  7. The Mars rovers are so cool! I can't belive that they lasted that long! I wonder what they will do next on Mars?

    Eric M.

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  8. I think that is so totally awsome! I wish I could go to Mars! It would be so awsome if we found life there. Maby one day I will visit! I just hope the Mars rover keeps roving.

    -BERKELEY R.

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  9. I think it is important for NASA space robots to be exploring Mars because we could learn a lot about how the planets were formed. They could discover if Mars really had life, or if the enviorment is livable for humans in the future.
    It was cool.
    ~Olivia G.~

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  10. I think that it is important for Nasa to put robots on Mars because it will make earthlings now what other planets are like.{not hat we don't know about them} I think tha they will discover what Mars has on it's rocky surface. I would kind of like to visit Mars because it will be cool to leave Earth's atmosphere. I would not want to go because I don't know what is up there. -Christian-

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  11. I think it is important for NASA to have robots exploring because they might discover animals or very bacteria.I think that information be useful because they will know if its healthy to move to Mars.I would like a chance to visit Mars I have been seing the same planet for 11 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!
    - Alex L

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  12. I think it's so cool that they are sending robots up into space to explore. I agree with Olivia. Learning about Mars could be really important because if we had to live there someday, learning about the planet could help us know if it is safe to live there.

    ~~Sammi M.~~

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  13. You have all included some great details from the article, as well as some interesting ideas about what we might find on Mars! Maybe one (or more) of you will get the chance to go there someday... Be sure to send me a post card!

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  14. I can't believe one of the rovers' wheels is gone.I think it is as good idea to send another ro0ver onto mars just in case.

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  15. I think it is awesome that we have techonolgy of Earth on a diffrent planet. I think it is important that we keep the rovers on Mars because they can detrimne things Nasa or anybody never knew about Mars. Also, it is important we keep rovers on mars because it is the most likely planet to have life besides Earth. I can't believe the rovers were only expected to live for 90 days, but they have been roaming Mars for five years now! I wonder if it has somenthing to do with the amosphere or the planet that we have not discovered yet. I hope that we discover that it is safe on mars and people can live there. I would love to go to Mars if I could stay alive!
    ~Krysten Goossens~

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