Solar System Exploration
Sophie O'Connell
Pre 1900 :
Johannes Kepler
Dates of birth and death
Johannes Kepler was born 27/12/1571 and died on the 15/11/1630.
Occupations
Johannes Keler was a mathematician, astronomer and a astrologer. His maths got him a long way with schools.
Discoveries
Johannes Kepler discovered also demonstrated how the Earth orbits around the sun . Another discovery was how the planets do not orbit in a perfect circle. He also discovered how the Earth spins to get day and night he done this in the 1600.
Technologies Used
He mainly used his math skills. His maths got him far in life with all the schools he went toand all the awards he recived.
Contuributions to Knowledge
Johannes kepler helped people understand how the Earth orbits around the sun he also helped us understand how we get day and night .
Post 1900 : Mars Rover
Date
The Mars Rover landed on Mars on the 24/1/04.
The Goal
They were hopeing to find a characterize range og rocks ans soil that holds clues to past water activity on Mars.
Technologies Used
They had to use little busters, parashoots and camara.They also had to get more busters and more parashoots to land back on Earth.
Discoveries
The mission was for 90days in that 90 days the Rover has evidence of flowing water on Mars.
Additional Information
The Rover got stuck in some soft soil on Mars witch was a big set back for research.