Science Vocab

Miles T. (United States of America)
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  1. solar panel
    electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells
    In the unlikely case the Phoenix rises from the ashes frost, it is programmed to use the electricity generated by its solar panels to attempt communication with Odyssey or the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  2. orbiter
    man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
    The Mars Odyssey orbiter will pass over the lander’s position (highlighted in the image above) 10 times a day for three straight days, listening for any sign that the craft survived the Martian winter’s freezing temperatures.
  3. solar energy
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
    The amount of solar energy hitting its high-latitude location is now roughly the same as it was when it shut down.
  4. Mars
    Roman god of war and agriculture
    NASA will attempt to reestablish contact with the Mars Phoenix Lander on Monday.
  5. Martian
    of or relating to the planet Mars
    The Mars Odyssey orbiter will pass over the lander’s position (highlighted in the image above) 10 times a day for three straight days, listening for any sign that the craft survived the Martian winter’s freezing temperatures.
  6. phoenix
    a legendary bird that burned to death and emerged reborn
    Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/nasa-listens-for-sign-mars-phoenix-survived-winter/#ixzz0cphkGTgs
  7. NASA
    an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
    NASA will attempt to reestablish contact with the Mars Phoenix Lander on Monday.
  8. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    In the unlikely case the Phoenix rises from the ashes frost, it is programmed to use the electricity generated by its solar panels to attempt communication with Odyssey or the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  9. telecommunication
    (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
    However, if Phoenix is transmitting, Odyssey will hear it,” said Chad Edwards, chief telecommunications engineer for the Mars Exploration Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in a press release.
  10. antenna
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of insects
    It would cycle through its communication tools, trying out its two radios and two antennas.
  11. electronics
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
    Phoenix’s electronics weren’t designed to live through the period, so NASA officials aren’t hopeful that they’ll hear anything.
  12. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    However, if Phoenix is transmitting, Odyssey will hear it,” said Chad Edwards, chief telecommunications engineer for the Mars Exploration Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in a press release.
  13. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
    In the unlikely case the Phoenix rises from the ashes frost, it is programmed to use the electricity generated by its solar panels to attempt communication with Odyssey or the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  14. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
    The amount of solar energy hitting its high-latitude location is now roughly the same as it was when it shut down.
  15. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    Mars Phoenix (aka @MarsPhoenix) was a wildly popular robotic lander that operated on the surface of the Red Planet for five months until November 2008 when its solar panels stopped receiving enough energy to keep it working.
  16. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    The Mars Odyssey orbiter will pass over the lander’s position (highlighted in the image above) 10 times a day for three straight days, listening for any sign that the craft survived the Martian winter’s freezing temperatures.
Created on Sat Jan 16 21:29:53 EST 2010

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