Weekly feedback
Watch Jasmina and Tina’s feedback video on YouTube Course Educators Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Professor Tina Overton have recorded an informal video that’s now available on this step. In the …
Course: How to Survive on Mars: the Science Behind the Human Exploration of Mars
Concept map gallery
The weekly gallery showcases concept maps created by learners participating in How to Survive on Mars. The gallery is curated by the course team, and they’ll select a small number …
Mapping your survival
Surviving Mars takes planning. For this course we want you to create a concept map to plan how you might survive in such a hostile environment. A concept map is …
Weekly feedback
Watch Jasmina and Tina’s feedback video on YouTube Course Educators Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Professor Tina Overton have recorded an informal video that’s now available on this step. In the …
Concept map gallery
The weekly gallery showcases concept maps created by learners participating in How to Survive on Mars. The gallery is curated by the course team, and they’ll select a small number …
The ethics of going to Mars
Why are humans so interested in going to Mars? Is it simply that it is there, the next great uncharted territory? Our next frontier? Do we feel we have exhausted …
What will human society on Mars look like?
The first visits to Mars will involve small teams of astronauts who will stay there for a limited amount of time, They will have clear mission aims and chains of …
Challenges to human psychology
In many ways the technological and engineering advances that will make living on Mars possible are the easiest part of a Mars mission. These aspects can be designed and tested …
Rocket equation
Watch Jasmina describe how space travel is determined by the rocket equation. The step-by-step calculations are: [3,{rm km/s} – 0, {rm km/s} = (3, {rm km/s}) times ln Big( frac{M_i}{10^6, …
Getting ready for Mars
Watch Marion talk about what first colonists need to consider when choosing a landing site on Mars and why we should get ready to go to Mars.
Course philosophy
Watch Tina and Jasmina talk about the philosophy of the course. We created sub-topics within each week’s topic, and we encourage you to complete these sub-topics (usually with 3-4 steps) …
Glossary
Explore the glossary for definitions of scientific terms used in this course. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
Weekly feedback
Watch Jasmina and Tina’s feedback video on YouTube Course Educators Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Professor Tina Overton have recorded an informal video that’s now available on this step. In the …
Concept map gallery
The weekly gallery showcases concept maps created by learners participating in How to Survive on Mars. The gallery is curated by the course team, and they’ll select a small number …
Weekly feedback
Watch Jasmina and Tina’s feedback video on YouTube Course Educators Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Professor Tina Overton have recorded an informal video that’s now available on this step. In the …
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How to Survive on Mars: the Science Behind the Human Exploration of Mars