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Explore the mysteries of Mars in this comprehensive 6-hour video series. Delve into the Red Planet's basic properties, orbit, seasons, and major surface features including volcanoes, polar caps, and the Valles Marineris. Examine Mars' atmosphere, temperature, and evidence of a wet past. Learn about the planet's interior, magnetic field, and its moons Phobos and Deimos. Discover the challenges of Mars exploration, from launch windows to landing difficulties. Study past missions like Mariner and Viking, including their search for life. Investigate the potential dangers of Mars travel and how Viking 1 was used to test general relativity. Gain a thorough understanding of our fascinating planetary neighbor through this in-depth astronomical exploration.

Syllabus

Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (1 of 62) The Mysterious Red Planet
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (2 of 40) The Wet History of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (3 of 40) Topics Covered
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (4 of 25) Basic Properties
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (5 of 25) Size Comparison
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (6 of 25) The Orbit of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (7 of 25) Tilt Relative to Orbit
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (8 of 25) Seasons on Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (9 of 25) Mars at Opposition and Conjunction
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (10 of 25) Time Between Oppositions
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (11 of 25) Past Dates of Mars at Oppostion
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (12 of 25) Major Surface Features of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (13 of 25) The Volcanoes of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (14 of 25) Valle Marineris
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (15 of 25) Hellas Basin
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (16 of 25) The Polar Caps
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (17 of 25) The Northern Polar Cap
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (18 of 40) Features of the Northern Hemisphere Caps
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (19 of 40) The Southern Polar Cap
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (20 of 40) The Atmosphere
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (21 of 40) Why is There So Little Atmosphere?
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (22 of 40) Liquid Water Can Exist If...
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (23 of 40) Dust Storms
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (24 of 40) Temperatures On Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (25 of 62) The Evidence of a Wet Past (Part 1)
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (26 of 62) The Evidence of a Wet Past (Part 2)
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (27 of 62) Is Liquid Water Flowing on te Surface of Mars Today?
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (28 of 62) Subsurface Ice Layers
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (29 of 62) Wild Imagination
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (30 of 62) The Interior of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (31 of 62) The Magnetic Field on Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (32 of 62) The Retrograde Motion of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (33 of 62) The Moons of Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (34 of 62) The Moons of Mars: Phobos and Deimos
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (35 of 62) Trajectory to Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (36 of 62) Least Energy Launch Earth to Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (37 of 62) The Launch Window
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (38 of 62) The Launch Window Cycle
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (39 of 62) The First Five Missions to Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (40 of 62) The Next Three Missions to Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (41 of 62) Details of the First Successful Mariner 4 Mission
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (42 of 62) Mariner 6 and 7
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (43 of 62) Mariner 6 and 7 Mission Details
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (44 of 62) 49 Missions to Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (45 of 62) Why is Landing on Mars Challenging?
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (46 of 62) The 1971 Launch Window
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (47 of 62) Mariner 9
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (48 of 62) Launch Window 1973
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (49 of 62) Viking 1 and 2: The Search for Life on Mars
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (50 of 62) The Landing of Viking 1
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (51 of 62) Viking's Search for Life
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (52 of 62) Viking's Search for Life - 3 Experiments
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (53 of 62) Viking's Search for Life - The Mass Spectrometer Test
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (54 of 62) Why is it Dangerous to Travel to Mars?
Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (55 of 62) Using Viking 1 to Test the Theory of General Relativity