Transportation
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| Imagination is the beginning
of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what
you imagine; and at last you create what you will.
-George Bernard
Shaw
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Engineers
have many design considerations and restraints when
developing transportation systems and vehicles for
Mars. The amount of dust on the planet will affect
mechanical systems. Vehicles on Mars that have to
go long distances will need to be pressurized. Will
you build them on the planet, or will you bring
these vehicles with you from Earth? What changes
will need to be made to the designs? |
| Rovers for planetary exploration are in development,
here is one design for a long-range pressurized rover.
Another design for a pressurized rover is for a Mars
Surface Transportation System. Rovers
for surface science and geology will also be needed,
this design is for a drilling and exploration vehicle.
Check out this design for an elastic
loop mobility system vehicle. Click here for more information about the rover designed for the Moon. What about transportation through the air? Click here to learn more about an airplane design for Mars. |
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Questions
to think about:
- What types of things might need to be
transported from one place to another on Mars?
- Will you need different types of transportation
for different purposes?
- Will the engine systems that run here
on Earth work on Mars? Why or why not?
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Communication
Systems (pg. 6 of 10) |
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