Flight School: Mars

In this segment from "On the Red Planet," educators from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum perform a demonstration with students to understand the formation of craters and what scientists can learn from them. Students learn the difference between a meteoroid and a meteorite, learn about ejecta blankets, and discuss how ejecta from craters on other planets can make their way to earth.

This segment from "On the Red Planet" provides a brief overview of the two moons that orbit Mars.

In this segment from "On the Red Planet," we take a look at what snow avalanches look like on the surface of Mars.

In this segment from "On the Red Planet," students take a look at some of the early scientists to study the solar system and the inventions they created. Students visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to look at some early inventions in astronomy.

In this segment from "On the Red Planet," a student explains how to understand and remember planetary order in the solar system.