NASA | Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us [HD]

A NASA science briefing at the Kennedy Space Center tries to answer these questions and more, including how the Curiosity rover will help fuel our interest in the Red Planet.

Release Date: 25 November 2011

Participants:

Leland Melvin, associate administrator for Education
NASA Headquarters, Washington

Scott Anderson, teacher and science department chairman
Da Vinci School for Science & the Arts, El Paso, Texas

Clara Ma, student, NASA contest winner for naming Curiosity
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas

Veronica McGregor, manager, Media Relations Office
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)