Mars: Orbit, Viewing, 1800s sketch, Missions to Mars, Large Features

This video introduces Mars. The orbits of Mars and Earth are shown and the viewing of Mars in the evening or morning is discussed. The past success rate of missions to Mars is discussed. Valles Marineris and the large volcanoes of Mars are discussed. The locations of the landers on Mars are shown. This video relates to Chapter 9 of astronomynotes.com. PHY121 SCIE1300 Introductory Astronomy Prof. Greg Clements

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