Destinations: Deserts exist in all parts of the solar system. Some examples can be found on
Mercury,
Venus,
Earth,
our
Moon,
Mars,
and the
Asteroid
Belt. Desert moons even exist around the gas giants and beyond.
Missions: This month the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) completes its long journey and starts orbiting Mars to conduct research.
Features: Saturn's moon Titan has recently discovered surprising
surface features. Even the planet Mercury has some exciting
discoveries.
Fast
Lesson Finder: K-4 Activities: A selection of lessons that study planetary surfaces such as deserts.
People:
Meet Ashley Stroupe : Ashley knows first hand how to navigate remote deserts on Mars with the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER).
