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Demos
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Photos
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Mars landing:
Drop shapes and see if they land on their base or on their side. Keep a running total of all demos for
analysis. What shapes are more
likely to land right-side-up? Discuss
how lander rights itself, if it doesn't.
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Martian Surface:
Bounce different types of balls on different surfaces. Note that the tendency for a lander to bounce depends on the Martian surface as well
as on the lander.
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Planetary conditions:
Some planets are cold, some are warm. That
will effect the way the lander
bounces. Use LN
to demonstrate the change in ball bounce with extreme temp.
Other properties change with temp, also.
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Landing forces and damage:
AstroBlaster demonstrates the forces on a non-rigid
object, and how the bounce of lower parts can send upper parts flying.
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