Mars

Gillian A.
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  1. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
    Right now, scientists in the American space agency NASA are carrying out experiments on the planet Mars.
  2. astronaut
    a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
    They aren’t on Mars themselves, of course (although NASA does hope to send astronauts there some time this century): instead they are operating a remote-controlled vehicle called a rover, about the size of a small car, which NASA successfully landed on the planet on 6th August.
  3. century
    a period of 100 years
    They aren’t on Mars themselves, of course (although NASA does hope to send astronauts there some time this century): instead they are operating a remote-controlled vehicle called a rover, about the size of a small car, which NASA successfully landed on the planet on 6th August.
  4. remote
    located far away spatially
    They aren’t on Mars themselves, of course (although NASA does hope to send astronauts there some time this century): instead they are operating a remote-controlled vehicle called a rover, about the size of a small car, which NASA successfully landed on the planet on 6th August.
  5. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
    They aren’t on Mars themselves, of course (although NASA does hope to send astronauts there some time this century): instead they are operating a remote-controlled vehicle called a rover, about the size of a small car, which NASA successfully landed on the planet on 6th August.
  6. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
    The rover arrived by parachute in an area known as the Gale Crater after dropping from a spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 26th November last year.
  7. crater
    a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
    The rover arrived by parachute in an area known as the Gale Crater after dropping from a spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 26th November last year.
  8. launch
    propel with force
    The rover arrived by parachute in an area known as the Gale Crater after dropping from a spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 26th November last year.
  9. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
    It is a mobile scientific laboratory that can carry out many sophisticated experiments, for example using a laser beam to analyse what the rocks on the surface of the planet are made of.
  10. laser
    an optical device that produces an intense beam of light
    It is a mobile scientific laboratory that can carry out many sophisticated experiments, for example using a laser beam to analyse what the rocks on the surface of the planet are made of.
  11. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Its experiments should provide lots of new information about the geology and climate of the planet, and help answer two fascinating questions: has life ever existed on Mars, and could it ever develop there in future?
  12. exist
    have a presence
    Its experiments should provide lots of new information about the geology and climate of the planet, and help answer two fascinating questions: has life ever existed on Mars, and could it ever develop there in future?
Created on Wed Aug 29 10:25:27 EDT 2012

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