Name: ___________________                                                                                Date: _______________
Period: __________

Directions: Print out a copy of this page before you begin the tour of Mars. Read the directions for each section before completing the questions. The instructions for each section identify the site you must be viewing in order to locate the answers for each item. Answer each question in complete sentence form.

Section 1: Martian Terrain- Scroll down to and click the link to Martian Terrain. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following questions (1-2).
1. Using the information provided on the website, what does the surface of Mars look like?
 
 

2. Explain why scientists are interested in finding rock that formed on Mars in the presence of water.
 
 

Section 2: Spacecraft- Use the web browser's back button to return to the Gallery page. Scroll down to and click the link to Spacecraft. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following questions (3-6).
3. For how long have robotic spacecraft been exploring Mars?
 
 

4. What are the three purposes of the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission?
 
 

5. What large rock on the surface of Mars is shown with the Viking 1 lander ?
 
 

6. What were the first spacecraft to land on another planet in the solar system?
 
 

Section 3: Craters- Use the web browser's back button to return to the Gallery page. Scroll down to and click the link to Craters. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following questions (7-9).
7. On what region of Mars can most of its surface impact craters be located?
 
 

8. Explain why not many impact craters exist on the surface of Mars in the planet's northern hemisphere.
 
 

9. What is the largest impact crater on the surface of Mars?
 
 

Section 4: Ice caps- Use the web browser's back button to return to the Gallery page. Scroll down to and click the link to Ice caps. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following question (10).
10. What happens to the polar ice caps on Mars with the change of the seasons?
 
 

Section 5: Atlas- Use the web browser's back button to return to the Gallery page. Scroll down to and click the link to Atlas.
    a. Olympus Mons- Look at the map of the entire surface of Mars displayed on the page. On the left half of the map in the middle, click on the text entitled Olympus Mons in bright blue. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following questions (11-14 ).
11. What type of volcano represents Olympus Mons?
 
 

12. What is the diameter of the volcano in miles?
 
 

13. What is the height of the volcano in miles?
 
 

14. What U.S. state is Olympus Mons equal to in size?
 
 

    b. Valles Marineris- Click the back button on the web browser at the top of the web site to return to the Atlas page. Look at the map of the entire surface of Mars displayed on the page. In the middle of the map at the bottom, click on the text entitled Valles Marineris in bright blue. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following questions (15-17 ).
15. What is the length of the Valles Marineris canyon system in miles?
 
 

16. How deep is the Valles Marineris on average in miles?
 
 

17. Explain how scientists believe the Valles Marineris formed on the surface of Mars.
 
 

Section 6: The Moons of Mars- At the top of the web page find the second menu bar and click on Site Map. Scroll down and find the section titled Fun Zone. Click the link to Phobos. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following questions (18-19). To answer question 20, click the back button on the browser when done with Phobos to return to the Site Map page. Scroll down and click the section titled Deimos. Read the narrative, view the pictures, and answer the following question (20).
18. What does the word phobos mean?
 
 

19. How often does this moon revolve around Mars?
 
 

20. According to the middle photo on the Deimos webpage, what is the diameter of Deimos in miles?
 
 

When you have finished the tour worksheet for the trip to Mars, turn in this sheet, with answers, to the teacher. After returning to your worksite, complete the post trip activity.