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How to put yourself on Mars! Awesome NASA tech will frame you for FREE

NASA has provided an innovative way to send you to Mars instantly. Know all about this awesome tech.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Dec 23 2022, 16:44 IST
Top NASA tech that solved Mars myths and mysteries like never before
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1/10 Humans have been studying Mars for hundred of years. In 1609, Galileo was the first person to peer through a telescope and get a more intimate image of what many could only have dreamed of. (Pixabay)
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2/10 An up close and personal view of the red planet emerged as time progressed and so did the capabilities of telescopes. In fact, from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s, many astronomers believed that Mars was home to majestic seas and lush areas of vegetation. The Dark markings on Mars surface were once believed to be caused by vegetation growing and dying. (Pixabay)
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3/10 Some even believed that intelligent life existed on Mars just because of what they saw through their simple telescopes. But that is exactly was science is about-you make educated guesses based on what you know, then change your ideas based on what you learn. (NASA)
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4/10 Now, thanks to new sophisticated equipment and robotic visits to Mars, it turns out they were caused by Martian wind. It was not until the 1960s, when NASA's Mariner missions flew by and snapped pictures of Mars that many of the myths about the red planet were dispelled. (NASA)
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5/10 That does not make Mars any less interesting. The possibility that life actually existed once on Mars is still a distinct possibility. Or it may even be existing on Mars today! No, not in the form of little green men, but on a microbial level. (NASA)
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6/10 Now, taking pictures is great and all. But nothing is better than getting to know the real thing. So, to get a better feel of Mars, Scientists and engineers built some nifty technologies, from spacecrafts to reach Mars and rovers (vehicles) to actually trundle and explore the planet. (NASA/JPL)
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7/10 Among the earliest tech deployed for Mars was Phoenix. It was launched on August 4, 2007 and so began its 9-month long, 681 Million km journey to the legendary red planet. Now, landing on a planet is not as easy as simply dropping a spacecraft onto it. There is actually a lot of steps to the process. (NASA)
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8/10 On May 25, 2008, Phoenix entered Mars atmosphere. It used its heat shield to slow down the high speed entry of 5600 meters per second or around 12500 miles per hour. It released a supersonic PARACHUTE, then detached from its parachute and used its rocket engines to land safely on the planet's surface. Phoenix' landing spot was further north and closer to the ice covered poles than any spacecraft has ever been before. (NASA)
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9/10 Phoenix had two primary goals: One was to study the history of water in the Martian arctic and the other was to search for evidence of a habitual zone and assess the biological potential of the ice soil boundary. And to do that the spacecraft was packed full of gizmos and gadgets to perform all sets of experiments and tests. One of these gizmos was a robotic arm with a shovel attached. It was used to dig up samples of the martian soil for experiments! (NASA)
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10/10 Another top tech on the Mars surface was the Surface Stereo Imager, which is really just a fancy name for the camera. Three surface stereo imagers were Phoenix' eye. Engineers built the device with two optical lenses that would allow for a three dimensional view, just like our eyes. And the SSI sent back some amazing images of the martian landscape. (Source: NASA/Justin Tully) (NASA)
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Want to go to Mars? This cool NASA tech will frame you on the red planet for free. (AP)

In an interview, Elon Musk famously said that he wants to send one million people to Mars by 2050. While that might be a farfetched plan, if you want to visit Mars sooner than that, there might be a unique solution for you. And believe it or not, it will not even require you to wear a spacesuit, let alone having to go through a rigorous fitness and science course to become eligible for space travel. And this innovative method is being offered by NASA for free. The US space agency promises to frame you on the red planet. Curious? Read on to know about this awesome NASA offer.

Put yourself on Mars instantly with this cool trick

To be clear, this method will not physically transport you to Mars. Neither space agencies have the technology nor the financial means to send humans to Mars at the moment. However, just because you cannot visit Mars, it does not mean you cannot be "there". Confused? Don't be. NASA has a cool service that gives you a glimpse of how it would feel to be on the red planet.

On the NASA 2020 Mars Perseverance microsite, there is a special page, which lets you upload your own picture or the picture of a loved one (or even a pet) on one of the eight NASA backgrounds. The collection of images have different backgrounds of the Mars surface as well as a couple of images of the Mars mission control room.

And the best part is that you do not even have to crop the image or manually remove the background of your image to add it to the website. You can choose any picture, preferably where your entire frame is visible and upload it as it is. The NASA tech automatically detects you in the foreground and removes the background from the image.

After that, the image will be added to the Mars background and you can feel like you are sitting there on the red planet. You can also download this image and print it out and frame it in your room. This way, you can flaunt it in front of your friends and family that NASA has put you on Mars for free! You can click here to visit the NASA Photo Booth web page.

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First Published Date: 23 Dec, 16:39 IST
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