What a thrill to find out that the Mars Science Laboratory rover, nicknamed Curiosity landed safely this morning! This short animation shows the landing sequence:
My husband Andy is a scientist whose research centers around simulating Martian conditions, so naturally we have been monitoring this mission closely. Some of his work is about how Earth microorganisms fare in his Mars chamber…many of them die very quickly, but do they all? Stay tuned!
We wrote a picture book
together about Mars a few years ago that introduces quite a bit of info about the Red Planet. If your young readers love space, please
check it out at your local library. Preview the book on this page of my web site and see Andy's lab here.
Happy reading!
