10 Days to Mars Touchdown!

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Take Part in a Worldwide 'Teachable Moment' as NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars

In 10 days, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet after a seven-month flight from Earth. Only the fifth rover to land on the planet, Perseverance represents a giant leap forward in our scientific and technological capabilities for exploring Mars and the possibility that life may have once existed on the Red Planet.

As we count down to landing on February 18, read the latest Teachable Moments blog from NASA-JPL education specialist Brandon Rodriguez to:

• Meet the Perseverance Mars rover and find out what it's designed to do once it lands
• Find information about how to tune into and participate in live events leading up to and on landing day.
• And learn about an exciting opportunity for you and your students to join in the adventure with the Mission to Mars Student Challenge!

Read the Blog

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Join the Mission to Mars Student Challenge!

Lead students in designing and building a mission to Mars with a guided education plan and resources from NASA, join in live stream Q&As with experts, and share student work with a worldwide audience. The challenge culminates on February 18, when students can land their missions along with the Perseverance Mars rover!

NASA's Mission to Mars Student Challenge Register today to participate in special live stream events for students during landing week. It's also not too late to get students planning, designing, and building their own missions to Mars with guided education plans from NASA!

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	Teachable Moments: Meet Perseverance Find out how the rover has been "souped-up" with science instruments, cameras and technologies to explore Mars in new ways – plus, what to expect on launch day.
	Mission to Mars Unit In this standards-aligned unit, students learn about Mars, design a mission to explore the planet, build and test model spacecraft and components, and engage in scientific exploration.
	NASA #CountdownToMars STEM Toolkit Explore links to activities, lessons, interactives, social media, and more resources from NASA to participate in the Perseverance Mars rover mission.
	Resources for Educators: Explore Mars Lessons – Get students engaged in the excitement of NASA's next mission to Mars with standards-aligned STEM lessons.
	Resources for Students: Explore Mars Activities – Make a cardboard rover, design a Mars exploration video game, learn about Mars in a minute and explore more STEM activities for students.
	Articles: Meet JPL Interns of Mars 2020 – Read stories about interns who helped prepare the Perseverance rover for its mission on Mars.
	Resources for Families: Learning Space With NASA at Home Explore space and science activities students can do with NASA at home. Watch video tutorials for making rockets, Mars rovers, Moon landers and more. Plus, find tips for learning at home!