Prosiect glaniwr Mars / Mars lander project

Adeiladu Glaniwr i'r blaned Mawrth.

Mae chwe aelod o Flwyddyn 9 - Lloyd Evans
Ben Lewis
Josh Shankland
Lewis Coulbeck
Hefin Gulliver
Alex Butterworth
wedi bod yn brysur gyda chymorth yr Adran Ffiseg yn adeiladu Glaniwr a fyddai yn galluogi dyn i wneud arbrofion ar y blaned Mawrth ar gyfer cystadleuaeth ESA
( European Space Agency).
'Roedd rhaid iddynt gynllunio ac adeiladu y glaniwr a fyddai yn gallu goroesi ar y blaned Mawrth hyd at 6 mis.
Roedd rhaid i'r glaniwr allu cario offer trwm a symud hyd at 5m ar arwyneb Mawrth.

Penderfynwyd galw'r glaniwr yn "Eryr Aur" a bu cryn drafod a dadlau ynglyn a sut i'w adeiladu.
Llwyddodd y tim i gynllunio model arbennig fel y gellir gweld yn eu cyflwyniad a phwy a wyr - efallai mai hwn fydd sail un o'r glanwyr nesaf ar y Blaned Mawrth.

Cyflwyniad Powerpoint / Powerpoint presentation (clic dde / right click - save target as)

Mission concept

Mission to Mars

Mars - our nearest neighbour - we're coming to visit.

1969 'The eagle has landed' - a giant step forward for the study of space - Man had landed on the moon - an important event in the 20th century.

2005 'The Golden Eagle' - a Mission to Mars - an event that will make a significant contribution to progress of science in the 21st century.

The Golden Eagle will arrive on Mars and spend six to eight months taking samples and measurements on and below the surface.

Why the golden eagle?
'Golden' because the outer casing is yellow and gold always reflects a sense of brilliance.
'Eagle' - following the footsteps of man on the moon.

Mars is one of our nearest neighbours (apart from Venus) in the Solar System. It is 56 million kilometres away and orbits the sun in 687 earth days, and one Mars day is 27hours on Earth.

During the last decade scientist have been able to take photographs of Mars and studied its structure, its atmosphere, and surface. We now know that Mars's diameter is 6760km, and that Mars's atmosphere is extremely thin, and exerts less than 1% of the atmospheric pressure found on earth. Its temperatures range from -129°C up to 17°C, which indicates to us that the average temperature is -50°C.

Man needs to develop and expand on this!

It is of great importance that probes are sent to Mars in order to do complex experiments and surveying.

We at the 'Golden Eagle' believe that Mars may hold the key to the future of our planet and also a glimpse into the past! What we learn by studying Mars may solve a number of problems here on our own planet; just like studying the attitudes of a group of pupils in school help us understand how pupils behave!

The 'Golden Eagle' will take samples of the atmosphere on Mars. It will measure the temperature under the ground and above at various times, and the planetary years. It will also measure the humidity, pressure and the energy coming from the Sun, so that scientists on Earth can study climate changes so that cells could be used to produce energy on Mars. The golden Eagle will take 3-D images of the Martian landscape to give us a clear picture of the planets exterior terrain.

In the instrumentation suite there will be a combined stereo navigation and panoramic camera to enable us take detailed photographs. A spectrometer in the centre of the lander will be able to identify minerals from a distance.

A small mole probe will be able to look underneath the surface without disturbing the ground level to detect any chemical differences in matter structure.

Mars has a very rocky surface and therefore it is very difficult to roll around Mars on wheels. Packed with sensors our robotic balls will simply roll over any rocks in its way. Our two feeler wheels can be commanded to partially deflate and should be able to withstand any obstruction on the surface.

We hope that the further analysis of elements taken by The Golden Eagle will provide man with yet more information about life on Mars. Landers and robots may be the only visitors to Mars - but they are the brainchild of man. In the future the Mars exploration program will continue to thrive. If pupils across the world show as much enthusiasm as our Golden Eagle team, then OUR generation will see MAN ON MARS!