In about 80 days NASA will land Curosity on Mars. Curiosity is a rover, which is like a scientific vehicle that will zoom over the surface of Mars and discover lots of new exciting things! In preparation scientists have been practicing on Earth with replicas (stunt doubles, maybe?) of Curiosity. They’ve been learning how to control and use the rover in deserts and ice caves and all sorts of weird and tricky situations. Try this game to see how you go driving Curiosity around.
We’ve got heaps of books about Mars in the library:
You can follow the Curiosity Misson online There’s heaps of facts, pictures, games and fun things to do.