Voyage to Mars: Red Planet Chemistry
Humankind has always strived to unlock the celestial secrets of our closest planetary neighbor. We have come a long way since early astronomers gazed through simple telescopes and theorized about massive canals on the Red Planet. Orbital satellites have begun to map its surface in detail and nuclear-powered rovers are working to unlock the chemical and geologic secrets.
Celebrate National Chemistry Week on Tuesday, October 23 at 7pm ET by gathering a group for a mission to explore the chemistry of Mars! Join us live as our panel of experts shares what we know about the planet and the steps that need to be taken to safely send men and women to walk on its surface. Discover the challenges of long-term space travel and the materials, biochemistry, and astrochemistry that will help make this mission possible.
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What Your Group Will Learn
- How the Curiosity Rover has revealed the geologic history of Mars, and how this knowledge can help inform us about the environments that existed on the surface of Earth and Mars during the time when life evolved
- The unique challenges of long term space travel and a profile of the current work to ensure that humans can survive the voyage
- What is the current state of recycle waste research that will be able to sustain valuable material using biopharmaceutical production
Explore Futher with C&EN
- How chemistry will help put humans on Mars - Short Video by C&EN
- To build settlements on Mars, we’ll need materials chemistry - Article by Neil Savage
- Chemistry’s role in human space travel - Article by Elizabeth K. Wilson
- Ancient organic molecules found on Mars - Article by Mark Peplow
- Liquid water detected beneath Mars ice cap - Article by Sam Lemonick
- Boiling water may cause Martian sand slides - Article by Elizabeth K. Wilson
- Sending mass specs to Mars - Article by Celia Henry Arnaud
- Polymer Aerogels Provide Insulation For Earth And Space - Article by Lauren K. Wolf
- Astrobiologist Sherry Cady looks to Earth’s remote places to aid the search for past life on Mars - Article by Deirdre Lockwood
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