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The science of the
Curiosity rover.
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As a scientist on this
mission, I help lead the team
of over 300 scientists
around the world
that will be running the
experiments once we get to Mars.
When Curiosity touches
down the surface of Mars,
we have to make sure the rover
touched down in a healthy state.
So, we run a lot of
checks on the rover.
It checks if all
of its systems out,
we move all the different
mechanisms
to make sure they still
operate successfully
and then we turn the keys
over to the science team,
really which I'm a part of
and the first thing
we'll investigate is our
immediate surroundings.
Curiosity's main objective
is to figure out if the place
where we land on Mars,
Gale Crater ever was a
habitable environment.
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Be sure to tell your teacher
to visit the NASA Explorer
Schools Virtual Campus.
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