Sending a sundial to Mars - Bill Nye
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Bill Nye, otherwise known as The Science Guy, inherited his father's fascination with sundials. And so he campaigned to have sundials aboard the Spirit and Opportunity Mars exploration rovers. A look at how a small device reveals big implications as to our place in space.
What pieces of technology would you like to send to another planet? What changes would you like to observe from planet to planet? Try to choose technologies that would present different conclusions depending on which planet you are standing.
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