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Do You Mean?
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On December 3, 1999 the Mars
Polar Lander will enter the Martian atmosphere encased in a protective
shell and travelling at hypersonic speed. Its parachute will open and it
will rendezvous with the planet's surface at a predetermined spot within
500 miles of the Martian south pole.
 NASA invites you to be a part
of this historic event. This website's goal is to collect 1 million
names of school children from around the world, and combine these names
on a CD-ROM that is going to be included in the payload of the Mars Polar
Lander.
Amazing! You become part of history and at the same time a little bit of
yourself becomes part of Mars!
OK, what
do I do?
So how do you become part of history? Follow these simple directions! First,
fill out the following form
and your name will be recorded for the CD-ROM. You can then print your
certificate from the "success" page.
Responsible NASA Official: John
Lee
Authors: George
Varros and James Chi
Date: February 27,1998
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