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Grades: 5 to 12
In
Earth years, it is 2076, and now routine Voyage
to Mars has brought the latest human crew into
Martian orbit.
Mars
control is located at Chryse Station in the Chryse
Planitia region in the Northern hemisphere of
Mars. This was the site of the first Viking
landing on Mars in 1976. It was chosen for
a permanent base because the Viking has sent the
longest timeline of data about the region.
The Mars Control team has been living on Mars
for two years. During this time, they have been
gathering data and samples, conducting experiments,
and performing their assigned duties. Anxious
to get home, they direct the Mars Transport Vehicle
team (which is assigned to be the Mars teams
relief) to arrive on the planet safely and in
the correct spot so that they are able to take
over the Mars Mission. This will allow the
Mars Control team to return home Earth on schedule.
The Mars Transport Vehicle will also have as its
objective the launching of a probe to study one
of the Martian moons, Phobos or Deimos.
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