Curiosity Lands
Mar's Rover Curiosity Needs to Dig Deep for Organic Molecules
Read the articles in the two links above.
Answer the following questions using your own words and complete sentences. Also, respond to another classmate's post with a question or thoughtful comment.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
Answers:
ReplyDelete1) The purpose of Curiosity’s mission is to see if there is potential life on Mars. It will dig to detect if there are any organic molecules on the planet that show signs of supporting life.
2) Mars may be unsuitable for organisms to live on because of the climate. The surface is too cold, it’s -58 degrees. So far, there’s no water on the planet’s surface either, and the atmosphere is very thin, with little oxygen.
3) How deep Curiosity has to dig, depends on rock composition, the thickness of the atmosphere, and the age of the molecules on Mars. The ray to search for particles needs to be able to penetrate through Mars’s surface, without crushing the biomolecules.
4) There may still be molecules on Mars’s surface because of factors not destroying them. There is a slower rate of erosion, no water cycle, or plate tectonics unlike on Earth.
5) The biggest limitations to Curiosity’s discovery of molecules on Mars is only having a 5-cm. drilling range while trying to detect 3.5 billion-year-old biomolecules.
6) I think missions should be paid for by American people. However, we should also team up with other countries on the missions. We’re all living on the same planet and searching for the same things. I believe we get a lot of value out of exploring other planets because understanding our universe affects everyone’s life.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of Curiosity is to search for organics and potential life on Mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
There is too much radiation and its usually very cold. About 50 degrees Fahrenheit, cold.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
According to Jeffery Marlow it depends “on the overlying rock composition, on the atmospheric thickness, and on the age of molecules of interest.”
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
“Slow rates of erosion, a negligible hydrologic cycle, and the lack of plate tectonics all would help preserve martian organics” but if radiation would somewhat disappear, mars would be much more like Earth.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
That Curiosity is not built for a lot of digging.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I don’t think the American people should pay for it because we have too many taxes already and just adding another payment, would just make the American people not very happy (even more so). I really do think it’s interesting, but it’s not the American people’s job to pay for it, especially if we don’t have a choice to whether we want to or not. With this Economy now days, we shouldn’t have to be the ones to pay for it.
1)What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDelete-The purpose of Curiosity’s mission to Mars is to see if the plant could ever sustain life, or ever had in the past.
2)Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
-Mars is very cold, almost always -58 degrees. It is dusty and dry with no water found, which is crucial for life. Also, Mars gives off radiation that hits the surface and breaks apart molecules.
3)What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
-It depends on the rocky surface, atmospheric thickness, and the age of the molecules. All three will determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig.
4)What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
-Water, mostly. The base of life on Earth is water. Everything needs water, and not a trace of that has been found on mars. If we did find water on Mars, it means that life could probably be sustained on the planet somehow.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
-The biggest limitation is the radiation and how deep the rover has to dig.
5)In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
-I think it would be cool if people did pitch in for research and stuff because it helps us understand everything. All of these unanswered questions are frustrating, and if we figured them out, it might actually make us understand other things better. Exploring planets is important because if we can somehow live on other planets, tons of problems would go away.
1)Why was the ability to fold wings an evolutionary advantage over fixed wings? Give an example of an order that has folded wings? Fixed wings.
ReplyDelete-The ability to fold their wings was important for bugs because it let them fly through branches and forests without getting stuck. If they only had fixed wings, they would only be able to fly through open areas. Ephemeroptera, the order which contains the ‘mayfly’ have folded wings. Dragonflies have fixed wings and can only fly in open areas.
2)Which insect flaps its wings 230 times per second? How does it achieve this feat?
-Bees can flap their wings very fast because the wings are small and fast. They are faster than most insects because they flap in large arcs.
3)Which wing adaptation is your favorite? Why? Be original...no copying please!
-I liked the see-through wings, like on the glasswinged butterfly (genus Greta) because it helps them blend in everywhere they go and it looks pretty cool.
Kyle Penney
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
1). To find rocks and soils that could be used as clues or evidence that their was water on mars in the past. Also if their was life on mars
2). The weather conditions are to extreme for the human body and there is a lot of radiation on mars
3). How deep they would have to go depends on the rock composition and how thick the atmosphere is. Also how old the molecules on mars are.
4). Their could be molecules because, erosion on mars is very slow because there is no water cycle, or any water for that matter. Also there are no plate tectonics.
5). The curiosity had a digging rang of 5 cm and there digging for billon year old molecules so that would probably be the biggest limitation.
6). I think every one should pay their fare share of money for missions like this because It will help is later in life. Also I think if we teamed up with other super powers like Russia or China we could probably get more space missions done.
Kaitlyn Rubio
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1) The purpose of Curiosity's mission to mars is to try and detect any life forms. It digs to see if there is any supporting evidence that there are life forms on the planet of mars.
2) One of the things wrong with mars is that it has barley any oxygen and the climate. It is -58 degrees on mars and the planet has little to no water.
3) How deep he digs depends on the overlying rock composition, on the atmospheric thickness, and on the age of molecules. The ray has to be able to break through mar’s surface.
4) Slow rates of erosion, no water cycle, and the lack of plate tectonics are factors on Earth do not exist in on Mars.
5) The biggest limitations to Curiosity’s discovery of molecules are only having a 5-cm drill range. While trying not to destroy biomolecules.
6) I believe that the trips should be paid for by the American people. It is important that we send astronauts and rovers to other planets because when the world finally ends humans will need a new home. So it’s good to try and find a new home as soon as we can. We also need to know if we are the only ones out there.
Cheyenne Matyac
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of Curiosity’s mission to mars is to see if Mars could ever hosted life in the past and if it could sustain life.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
It’s –58 degrees cold on Mars, and there isn’t any water there. There is also radiation that can break cells apart on Mars.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The abiotic factors are the rock composition, the atmospheric thickness, and on the age of the molecules of interest.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
The factors that don’t exist on Earth but do exist Mars are slow rates of erosion, negligible hydrologic cycle, and no plate tectonics.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
The biggest limitation is that Curiosity has to look for 3.5 billion year old biomarkers and only being able to drill in 5 cm.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think that the American people should help pay for the mission. The value that we get would be that we would have a chance at figuring out which planets are habitable in case anything happens to our planet.
Zoe Keck
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Mars Rover
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
To dig up rocks and soil, and try to find if there has ever been life on mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
There is lots or radiation on mars surface and no oxygen.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Rocks, dust sediment, atmosphere, and age of molecules
4. What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Water
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
The radiation and Curiosity would have to dig a lot.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
Yes, I think everyone should pay their own amount. Exploring new planets could provide a home fore humans in the future or provide resources for earth.
Ashley Nichols
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1) The purpose of Curiosity’s mission to mars is so that scientists can find out if there is, could be, or has been life on mars. The rover digs through the rocks and dirt on Mars’s surface to see if the conditions could support life.
2) On the surface of mars, the conditions are dry and cold. The temperature is -58 degrees and there is no water. There’s also radiation which is not good for living organisms.
3) How deep the rover has to dig depends on the overlying rock composition, how thick the atmosphere is, and on the molecules’ age. The surface composition is pure iron oxide; pure ice and mars rock. The rover has to dig past the ‘radiation kill zone’ in order to find organic molecules.
4) Even though Mars has radiation problems, it doesn’t have some of the same problems that Earth does that humans have to adapt to. The rates of erosion are slow, an insignificant hydrologic cycle, and no plate tectonics. This would all help to find organic molecules on mars.
5) The biggest limitation to Curiosity’s chances of discovering organic molecules on mars is how deep it has to dig. Since it can only dig 5 cm and the rock is 3.5 billion years old, it is very hard for it to dig deep enough.
6) I think that missions like this one should be paid for by the American people, because they are the ones that benefit from it. Plus, seven dollars per citizen really isn’t that much. We benefit from these missions because, if we are able to find sources of life thriving on different planets, we could stay there for a while as a sort of vacation. We could have a place to go to that was literally ‘out of this world.’
Angelica Figueroa
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars? The pupose of the mission was to see if there was evidence that Mars held life in the past and if it cold hold life now.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Well, Mars has no liquid water as far as we know and it and temperature is -58 degrees. Also, we couldn't really breathe there for long.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules? The atmosphere and how much layer of rock that lies underneath the red surface.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface? The snail like erosion rates, the negligible hydrologic cycle, and the lack of plate teactonics or structures.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars? The biggest setback is that Curiosity was not given equipment to do an extensive mining project that would go down miles. It was given a five centimeter drill.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us? If it's to help us see what's out there, then I think we should be paying for it because it pays to know things, even if it takes years. We get value from exploring by discovering new things and places. The value we don't get is the disappointment that we can't move to some hospitable place they discovered light years away and we won't make it even if we started out as babies. We would die before then unless they discovered a halting age technique.
Sean Gillum
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars? Curiosity’s purpose on Mars is to search for any signs of life there.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it? Some conditions that prohibit presence of life on Mars are the temperature on Mars is -58 degrees, there is no water to be found and there is an abundance of radiation.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules? Overlying rock composition, thickness in the atmosphere and the age of certain molecules are abiotic factors that will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface? Slow rates of erosion and a lack of plate tectonics would be factors that do not exist on Earth in measurable amounts might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to Mars’ surface.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars? The biggest limitations to Curiosity’s chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars would be the high amounts of radiation and the lack of water.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us? I do not think Americans should pay seven dollars to support missions like this. Most Americans, like myself, would likely not pay any attention to events like this, believing the money should have gone to something possibly more important, like creating jobs for the country.
Jesenia Sajuan
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity’s mission to mars?
• -To see if there is potential life on mars
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places…what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life, as we know it?
• -Poor Oxygen, also that its -58 degrees on Mars.
3) What a biotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
• Depends on the atmosphere thickness and the age of molecules.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
• -Mostly water.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity’s chances of discovering organic molecule on Mars?
• -Having a 5-cm drill range. While trying not to destroy bimolecules.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like the American people should pay for this one? What value do we get or don’t get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
Natalie R.
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of Curiosity’s mission is to sample, laser-shoot, and
drill the surface of Mars to see if there are signs of life. Specifically, Curiosity is looking at the minerals and elements of the rocks on Mars to see what they contain.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Conditions on Mars that make life impossible include: radiation, no water and very cold temperatures. No forms of life can withstand these conditions to the best of our knowledge.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The non-living factors that determine how deep the rover will have to dig are the composition of rocks, the amount of radiation exposure,the thickness of the atmosphere, and the age of the molecules that are being studied.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
The lack of plate tectonics, slow rates of erosion, and a small
hydrologic cycle and might lead to the discovery of molecules that are very close to the surface of Mars.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Most organic molecules on Mars will be located under the surface of the planet. Unfortunately, Curiosity can only drill 5 inches into the surface of Mars. So, the biggest limitation to Curiosity’s chances of finding molecules is that it can only pull up samples from a few inches down, instead of several inches down.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think that missions like this should be paid for by Americans.
Seven dollars really is not a lot of money for someone to contribute. Also,it would be pretty cool if you were able to help fly the first rover to Mars! we gain knowledge about other planets by exploring them. If we find another planet that could sustain life, we could potentially migrate to
(or even just visit) another planet.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDelete2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
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Alex P
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
Answer:
The purpose of the curiosity’s mission was to tell if there was any life form and to also see if the gas and water were good or bad for human rac.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Answer:
The conditions on the surface of mars are that the area was frozen and he tried to dig 20m under the surface but couldn’t reach.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Answer:
I Think that the rover must have to big about 50 to maybe 100 meters to find anything.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Answer:
The factor that are on Earth that do not exist measurable amounts on mars are geological forces do to mining.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Answer:
The biggest limitation to the curiosity’s chances are that the drill on the rover is not big enough to get under 20meters
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
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I think that we should not pay for another mission because the economy is bad and i don’t think people to want to pay for a one more mission even if there is life form.
Sydney A.
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
To find signs of life on Mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Radiation levels, -58 degrees and no water.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
It depends: on the overlying rock composition, on the atmospheric thickness, and on the age of molecules of interest.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Slow rates of erosion, a negligible hydrologic cycle, and the lack of plate tectonics all would help preserve martian organics
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
It's not set up for extensive mining.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I don't think it's worth it because it would be waiting the money on something that doesnt matter.
Roman Malishuk
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Biology
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Read the articles in the two links above.
Answer the following questions using your own words and complete sentences. Also, respond to another classmate's post with a question or thoughtful comment.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of Curiosity's mission was to search for organic molecular playdirt if life ever existed there.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Some conditions are , first the temperature usually from 191-24 degrees below zero, also the air there is not breathable.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The dept they would have to dig depends on the rock composition and how thick the atmosphere is. Also how old the molecules on mars are
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Their could be molecules because, first of all erosion on mars is very slow because there is no water cycle, or any water . Also there are no plate tectonics so there are no volcanoes or earthquakes.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Curiosity had a digging range of 5 cm and there digging for billion year old molecules so that would probably be the biggest limitation of the dig for Curiosity
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think everyone should pay the price for missions like this because It will help is later in life. Also I think if we teamed up with Russia or China we could maybe create a superfast star trek spaceship to travel a new universe, or maybe we can find a parallel universe of earth... just saying.
What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDeleteA: To take samples of rock and determine if there was, is, or ever will be life on Mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
A: The -58 degree temperature, no water, and the radiation.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
A: The overlying rock composition, and the atmospheric thickness.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
A: Erosion, a hydrologic cycle, and having no plate tectonics.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
A: The rover’s inability to dig deeper than five centimeter beneath Mars’s surface.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
A: I think we should pay the money because it could benefit all of mankind; plus it wouldn’t be very expensive if a lot of people contributed to the projects. If we did discover life on Mars or any other planet we might eventually be able to advance our technology enough so that we would be able to live on that planet.
Your name?? -Mrs. J
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biology
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
Curiosity was sent to mars to find out if mars now or ever could have life on it.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
The conditions on the surface of mars that prohibit the presence of life as we know it are; the -58 degree temperature and the amount of radiation on the surface of mars.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The abiotic factors that will likely determine how deep curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules depends on the thickness of the atmosphere, the rock composition that covers what they are looking for, and the age of what they are looking for.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Some of the factors on earth that don’t exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface are: slow erosion, and few plate tectonics.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
From what I have read above I would say the amount of radiation on the surface of mars is the biggest limitation to curiosity’s chances of discovering organic molecules on mars.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
No I don’t think missions like this should be paid for the American people, we might eventually find a planet that can have life on it but, life isn’t worth money and I think if we are ever put into the a critical position to where we would have to find somewhere else to live other than earth we should be able to do so without the struggle of money. Though there are other things needed for the process of searching like fuel and things. We still shouldn’t have to pay for the search.
Lexi Angleton
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of Curiosity being on Mars is to search and find any signs of life on Mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
The temperature is too cold to live with, and there is no water.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The thickness of the atmosphere, rock composition, and the age of the molecules all determine how deep he has to dig.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Slow erosion, no plate-tectonics, no water cycle, and a hydrolic cycle.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
One of the limitations is that Curiosity's drill cannot dig below 20 meters.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
IF we pay the money, it probably wouldn't be too bad if a lot of people helped. Plus it would be a very helpful to us.
John Burdette
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars? Curiosity is going to mars to take samples of the dirt. It will drill and dig to get these samples so scientists can study them.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it? On mars the temperature is -58 degrees too cold for most living organisms to live on and it has radiation to the extent that it would be hard to live there.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules? What determines how deep it has to dig is the amount of rock on top and the overall age of the rocks.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface? Mars has slower erosion rate, no plate tectonics.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars? The biggest limitation is that the rover is not set up to do extreme mining.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us? I think they made the right choice with this because this could help us in the future with something.
Elle Randall
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose is to see if Mars is now or could ever have been a site to host life.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Mars is way too cold, -58 degree average temperature and not any water.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
It depends on the overlying rock composition, on the atmospheric thickness, and on the age of molecules of interest.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Cosmic rays, they will smash organic molecules to bits and will also penetrate more than a meter into the martian surface.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Curiosity is not prepared to dig deep enough.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I dont think we should pay since times are tough and we already have to pay taxe.
Peyton mccortney
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1:The purpose of the curiosity’s mission was to see if there were any signs of life, and to see if it was ok for the human race.
2: The conditions on the surface of mars and frozen. He attempted to dig 20m under the surface but he couldn’t reach it.
3: It all depends on the atmospheres thickness, and the age of the molecules.
4: There’s s slow rate of erosion, no water cycle, and the lack of plate tectonics.
5: well, the curiosity only had a 5cm drilling range while they’re looking for molecules that are like a billion years old.
6: I think its really important that we find out all of this stuff and continue to search for other signs of life on other planets, but we already pay taxes for a lot of other things and I don’t think the tax rate should have to go up, but if w take money away from the other things taxes go words, there wont be money for that so no.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDelete-sampling and drilling the Martian surface for signs of habitability so that we can study and learn about mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
- We need water witch mars does not have, we also need the temperature to be right, it is too cold on mars
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules? –the rock composition, age of molecules, and molecules will determine how deep the curiosity rover will have to dig.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?- no water, tectonic plates witch cause earthquakes, and no erosion.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
-the rover cannot dig as deep as we would like it to in order to find signs of life.
Austin Mullen
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6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?- we can learn more about life and also about mars and only 7 dollars a person is not very expensive to learn more about our planets and other sings of life on mars.
Gavin Flint
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of the mission is to find out if there ever was, is, or could be life on Mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Some conditions could be that it is -58 degrees (average) on the surface, there is no water, and lots of harmful radiation.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Some abiotic factors that would affect that could be the thickness of the atmosphere, the rock composition, and how old the molecules that Curiosity is looking for.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
A slow rate of erosion, a near non-existent water cycle, and lack of plate tectonics would all help the chances of finding organic matter.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
The biggest limitation would probably be the size of the drill. Since it can only go up to a maximum of 20 cm below the surface, which only increases the chances of finding the 3.5 billion-year-old organic material by a few dozen millions of years, I don't think the chances would be very high.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think that missions like these are important because, eventually, the human race might need a new place to live, and if one of these missions is successful in finding the potential for life on Mars, then it becomes worth all the time and money that we've put into it. I think it could be paid for by the American people, but it should be optional. Not everyone can afford another tax, and some of the people that are better off could help to pay for the people that can't afford it.
Celestial Y.
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1) The purpose for the Curiosity's mission was to see if there is any living organisms on the planet Mars.
2) The climate of Mars is prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it. the climate is too cold and the atmosphere is too thin.
3) The factors that will determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig depends on overlying rock composition, the density of the atmosphere, and age of molecules of interest.
4) Slow rates of erosion, a negligible hydraulic cycle, and the lack of plate tectonics, are factors on Earth that do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars.
5) The biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars is that Curiosity was not built for a lot of digging.
6) I don't think Americans should have to pay for it unless they want too. The economy is already very poor, and adding on another payment would not be the brightest idea.
Kayci Hedden
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
They want to take samples of the rock to figure out what material and elements they contain.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
There is no water and the temperature is very cold.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
It depends on the atmospheres thickness
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
There is a lack of plate tectonics and a negligible cycle hydrolic cycle
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
The rover isn’t really designed or set up for an “extensive mining operation.”
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think it is a good idea to do all of the experiments on mars, however i don’t think that the Americans should have to pay for it by themselves. I think all of the countries should come together and help chip in money. These experiments are good because someday earth may become overpopulated.
1. The purpose for Curiosity to go on Mars was to find anything living their.
ReplyDelete2. The condition on the surface of Mars is hard for living things because there isn’t much oxygen.
3. The abiotic factor that we will have to determine is how extremely low the temperature is and how thin the air is their.
4. The factor that we have on Earth that Mars doesn’t have and will bring molecules closer the the surface would be water.
5. I think the biggest limitation to Curiosities discovery would be that the robot can only drill 5 centimeters deep.
6. I think we should pay a little bit to help see what’s on other planets, but no more than five dollars because everything is so expensive know, we don’t have enough many to pay more than that. Hannah Richardson Block 2
Name?? -Mrs. J
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ReplyDelete1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars? The purpose of Curiosity’s mission to mars is to sample and drill the Martian surface.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it? The conditions that prohibit life on Mars is that there is no water and that is it -58 degree average on Mars.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules? The factors are how thick is the land, what is the atmosphere like, and how deep is it.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface? The that exist on earth are water, life, and a live able atmosphere.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars? The biggest limitation is that there is no water and with no water organisms can not survive.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us? I don’t think we should have to pay that much out of our pocket for a mission that hasn’t even came through yet. I think the value is that there is always that chance to find life somewhere distant or far.
1What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDeleteTo look for organic life beneath the planets surface.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
The absence of an atmosphere. It is also too cold or too hot.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Solar wind.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Certain rich soils.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
It can only drill in so far. We need bigger machines. That notion is a bit much considering we don’t want to drill in and potentially hurt any life as well.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
No it should not be supported by the people. We never voted on it. Every planet we reach is dead. Though there most likely is organic life on other planets that could have adapted differently. Mono lake has already proved that to be possible.
Alex V
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars? They want to take samples of the rock to figure out what material and elements they contain.
ReplyDelete2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it? The absence of an atmosphere. It is also too cold or too hot.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules? Some abiotic factors that would affect that could be the thickness of the atmosphere, the rock composition, and how old the molecules that Curiosity is looking for.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface? no water, tectonic plates witch cause earthquakes, and no erosion.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars? It can only drill in so far. We need bigger machines. That notion is a bit much considering we don’t want to drill in and potentially hurt any life as well.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us? Yes, I think everyone should pay their own amount. Exploring new planets could provide a home fore humans in the future or provide resources for earth.
Bryan Remington
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The propose of Curiosity’s mission to Mars is sampling and drilling the Martian surface for signs of habitability.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
The condition on the surface of Mars is hard for living things because there isn’t much oxygen and there is no signs of water on the planet.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The depth they would have to dig depends on the rock composition and how thick the atmosphere is on the planet.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Water and oxygen.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Mars is just not the right habitat for organisms to live in.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think everybody should pay their amount of money for missions like this because it will help us later in life when the world gets too crowded. Also I think if we teamed up with other countries that have gone into space like Russia or Japan we would probably be more successful in space.
Jordyn Moore
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
They want to get some samples of the rock to look and see what material and elements they have.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
We need water which mars doesn’t have and we also need the temperature is really cold.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Varies on the atmospheres thickness and the age of the molecules.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Erosion, a hydrologic cycle, and having no plate tectonics.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
The rover isn’t really set up for an extensive mining operation.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think it is a good idea to do all of the experiments on mars, but I don’t really think that we should have to pay for it by ourselves. I think all of the countries should help put in some money. These experiments are good because someday earth may become too small for so many people.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDelete- the purpose was to drill down to the maritian surface for any signs of habitability
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
-the conditons on mars are harsh. Mars is -58 degrees and has no sign of H20.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
-It all depends on the amount of rock composition.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
-Mars does not have plate tectonics, a water cycle, or a hydrolic cycle.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
-Curiosity's chances are very low because Curiosity can not dig any deeper than 5cm.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
-I think that we should spend our money on more important things in this time in the economy.
Cassidy Noder
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
- the purpose was to drill down to the maritian surface for any signs of habitability
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
-the conditons on mars are harsh. Mars is -58 degrees and has no sign of H20.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
-It all depends on the amount of rock composition.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
-Mars does not have plate tectonics, a water cycle, or a hydrolic cycle.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
-Curiosity's chances are very low because Curiosity can not dig any deeper than 5cm.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
-I think that we should spend our money on more important things in this time in the economy.
Sophia Gomez
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
-The purpose is to search mars to search for living or non-living organisms.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
-On the surface, it’s around -58 degree temperature making it hard to find any existing water.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
-It depends on the thickness and rock build up on the land.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
-Mars has slow rates of erosion, hydrologic cycle and lack of plates tectonics.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
-The drill is not completely properly designed for this kind of mission, the drill is only prepared to do a 5cm drill range.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
-I think that the people who would like to use their own money to help fund these kinds of missions, should and others who do not want their money to be donated don’t have to. It could go either way; spending money on these types of journeys could go to a good cause if there happens to be a discovery of life. Otherwise you have got these people spending their own money that could go to a better cause.
Rodrigo .Juarez
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Biology period 1
Answer the following questions using your own words and complete sentences. Also, respond to another classmate's post with a question or thoughtful comment.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of Curiosity's mission was to search for organic molecular playdirt if life ever existed there.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Some conditions are , first the temperature usually from 191-24 degrees below zero, also the air there is not breathable.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
The dept they would have to dig depends on the rock composition and how thick the atmosphere is. Also how old the molecules on mars are.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Their could be molecules because, first of all erosion on mars is very slow because there is no water cycle, or any water . Also there are no plate tectonics so there are no volcanoes or earthquakes.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Curiosity had a digging range of 5 cm and there digging for billion year old molecules so that would probably be the biggest limitation of the dig for Curiosity
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I think everyone should pay the price for missions like this because It will help is later in life. Also I think if we teamed up with Russia or China we could maybe create a superfast star trek spaceship to travel a new universe, or maybe we can find a parallel universe of earth.
Jansz, Carlee
ReplyDelete1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
To see if there is or ever has been life on Mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
We know that there is no sign of water yet on Mars and the average temperature is -58 Fahrenheit. There is also “streams of high-energy particles” setting off chain reactions that break cells apart.”.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
It depends on the rock composition, how thick the atmosphere, and “the age of molecules of interest”.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Some factors are slow rates of erosion, a non-existent water cycle and the lack of tectonic plates.
5) Considering all that you've read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
I would say the bot itself. I don't think the Curiosity was built for digging.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
No; If they don't find anything or if the mission fails, then it was just a waist of time and money. If they do find something, then what are we going to do about it? Spend more money to answer more or other unanswered questions? I don't think the people should have to pay for it unless they want to, what if not everyone agrees?
Carlee Jansz is in Block 1 I forgot to put the block on the blog.
Delete1) To see if there is any life on Mars.
ReplyDelete2) As far as we know there is no water on mars and no oxygen. Their atmosphere does not have the kind of air we need to live.
3) It depends on how deep the solid rock goes in the ground. If the ground isnt very thick, life will likely be easier to find.
4) The vicious surface of Mars might just be the right place to find bacteria which is life.
5) The only things that is going to limit curiosity is how slow it moves.
6) Yes it should be paid by Americans because if we spread the cost it is not very expensive. It is very valuable to be able to find life on other planets because they might be holding secrets to the universe. Also if we find that other life could sustain on a planet we might also be able to sustain on it.
Sam Marsh
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1) The purpose of Curiosity’s mission is to see if there is potential life on Mars. It will dig to detect if there are any organic molecules on the planet that show signs of supporting life.
ReplyDelete2) Mars may be unsuitable for organisms to live on because of the climate. The surface is too cold, it’s -58 degrees. So far, there’s no water on the planet’s surface either, and the atmosphere is very thin, with little oxygen.
3) How deep Curiosity has to dig, depends on rock composition, the thickness of the atmosphere, and the age of the molecules on Mars. The ray to search for particles needs to be able to penetrate through Mars’s surface, without crushing the biomolecules.
4) There may still be molecules on Mars’s surface because of factors not destroying them. There is a slower rate of erosion, no water cycle, or plate tectonics unlike on Earth.
5) The biggest limitations to Curiosity’s discovery of molecules on Mars is only having a 5-cm. drilling range while trying to detect 3.5 billion-year-old biomolecules.
6) I think missions should be paid for by American people. However, we should also team up with other countries on the missions. We’re all living on the same planet and searching for the same things. I believe we get a lot of value out of exploring other planets because understanding our universe affects everyone’s life.
Mariah Pedigo
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Biology
17 September 2012
Period 1
Looking For Signs Of Life On Mars
1 To see if mars can sustain life if ever or even right now.
2 There is no water and it is 58 degree average on mars and it is setting off a insidious chain reactions that break cells apart.
3 It depends on the rock composition and the atmosphere thickness and the age of the molecules of interest.
4 Iron , oxygen , silicon , aluminum , calcium , and other elements.
5 The organic molecules can last up to millions of years and curiosity's primary focus is toward 3.5 billion year old organic molecules.
6 Yes , I do think we should pay because if we do end up finding a planet that can sustain life when our planet dies we can inhabit the other planet and still survive unless we are not meant to survive on anymore , so that is like us paying to live on , on another world.
chayela howard
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period 2
looking for sighs on mars
1: to see if mars can living things on it now or ever.
2: there is no water and it is 58 degrees above normal. And it sets off a chain reaction that brakes cells apart.
3:it all dipends on the atmispher the age of the molecules and compostions.
4:A: iron, oxygen, calcium, and others.
5:the compounds can last for millions of yearsand primary rocks can last up to 3.5 millions.
6:yes we should have to pay more for mars because if mars can hold life more people will go there and explore it. or when all the planets die we will have another planet for back up.
1.to try to find signs of life.
ReplyDelete2.it is too dry and lacks plants
3.rocks
4.water
5.the ability to dig extreamely deep
6.no I don’t think that we should pay for it they started this project and they should fund it
Rodrigo Juarez
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9/20/12
Read and summarize in three sentences minimum the article.
Why are coral reefs important? Give two reasons.
Many fish in the sea rely on coral reefs for survival. The reefs provide shelter for them. They also buffer waves and floods.
How are coral reefs affected by climate change?
Because greenhouse gas emissions could make coral reefs extinct and too much heat will make the relationship between the algae and the coral reef break down and cause the coral reef to die.
Explain what coral bleaching is and what ocean acidification is (read here).
Bleaching is when the coral reef has too much heat and if it does not stop the coral reef will die
What can we do to save coral reefs?Do you think taking measures to save coral reefs is worthwhile? Why or why not?
One thing that can be done is to not used chemically enhanced pesticides and fertilizers even if you are very far away from an ocean. I think that taking measures to save coral reefs is very worthwhile because then we will have more species of fish surviving better.
Lily Worthington
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1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
The purpose of the mission is to look for any signs of life, or previous life on mars.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
Mars's surface stays at an average temperature of -58 degrees, so u can see why that would be a problem fir supporting life. Also, there is not a single drop of water.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Rocks are the main thing that will determine how deep Curiousity will have to dig.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Mars lacks erosion, and hosts foreign weather not seen on earth. therefore organic molecules may be closer to the surface, because the molecules havent already been eroided away.
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Mars is very different from earth, in both climate, stabillity and many other contributing factors. Because of this,mabye organic molecules are hidden deep under the surface.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
Yes, i do think that a mission like this should be paid for by american citizens. A mission like this has a HUGE benefit for science, and all of us living on this planet, and it can take us a step forward in exploring new planets. Who knows what we will find on mars's mysterious surface.
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of the mission on mars was to see if there was an habitual life. looking for signs of life.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
There used to be water there.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
Old carbon.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
gravity
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars? We first need to see if there is methane in the air. then we can see if the was growth.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I don't think the american people should have to pay for missions to other planets. We value the information we wold get by exploring planets that support life.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Avery
1) What is the purpose of Curiosity's mission to Mars?
ReplyDeleteTo learn more about Mars’s history.
2) Looking for life in all the wrong places....what conditions on the surface of Mars are prohibitive for the presence of life as we know it?
No surface water and an average temperature of -58 degrees.
3) What abiotic (non-living) factors will likely determine how deep Curiosity will have to dig to find organic molecules?
No surface water and an average temperature of -58 degrees and large amounts of radiation on the surface. Plus cosmic rays which penetrate almost a meter into the martian crust.
4) What factors on Earth do not exist in measurable amounts on Mars that might lead to a discovery of organic molecules closer to the surface?
Liquid water, thicker more protective atmosphere,
5) Considering all that you read above, what is the biggest limitation to Curiosity's chances of discovering organic molecules on Mars?
Over lying rock composition, atmospheric thickness, and the age of the molecules of interest.
6) In the first article, the cost of the most recent mission to Mars cost Americans about seven dollars per person. Do you think missions like this one should be paid for by the American people? What value do we get or don't get by exploring planets that might support life near and far from us?
I most definitely think that it is fare for taxpayers to pay for things like this because this is the future. I say, "this is the future" because some day this world will die and when that happens, there needs to be a place for us to go and it would be nice to know if there is anything close by (relatively).
Evan H.