Mars On Earth
I was recently reading the November/December 2022 issue of \u201cScience Scope\u201d a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.\xa0\xa0In this issue, I read the \u201cScope on the Skies\u201d column, written by Bob Riddle.\xa0\xa0He wrote a column entitled, \u201cWhere on Earth is Mars.\u201d\xa0\xa0
The day is coming when a crewed mission sets down on Mars and becomes the second group of humans to be \u201cboots\u201d on another world.\xa0\xa0The first group consisted of Apollo 12 astronauts who landed and returned from our Moon.\xa0\xa0However, getting to Mars is more of a challenge, as we have learned from the numerous robotic missions sent to Mars over the years.\xa0\xa0How will we prepare our astronauts for this mission?