KARACHI HIGH SCHOOL

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KARACHI HIGH SCHOOL
SPACE MISSION
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MISSION TO MERCURY
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OUR SPACECRAFT KHS VII
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Our spacecraft designed by our space craft
designer

• Materials used
• Ceramics
• Aluminum alloy
• Special Iron Base

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Before Leaving for Mercury
Before we leave for Mercury, we had to make sure
that we were ready for all conditions. Mercury
has the widest temperature range of any planet in
the Solar System, from a chilly -170C at night
to a sizzling 350C during the day. We had made a
special suit for the astronomers so that when
they feel warm they can press the button and the
suit becomes cold and when they feel cold they
again press it and they feel warm again . Without
this suit we would have died because of
dehydration in mercury.
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The captain Hassan Siddiqui
This is the captain of the spaceship. He will
guide us through out our mission.
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The pilot Raees Altaf

This is the pilot Raees Altaf who will fly the
spacecraft across the atmosphere.
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The Geologist Zaid
Our geologist will study the fluids within the
rocks to understand their chemistry, study their
magnetism for clues to deep structure and use
aerial or satellite photos to examine surface
structure.
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The Genious and the Plan maker Sarim Yaseen
This is our plan maker who will help the
astronomers if the spacecraft faces any problems
during our journey
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Our space craft designer Firoz Talib
This is our spacecraft designer who is
responsible for designing our spacecraft keeping
in mind that mercury is very hot and has very
extreme temperature and made a sun screen for the
spacecraft so that the space craft does not melt
in Mercury.
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Our food storage in charge Sakina Abid.
This is our food storage in charge who will give
us food during our journey.
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Our journey to Mercury started on 1st February
2005 and we landed back on the Earth on 21st of
February 2005.
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• DEFINITIONMercury is the nearest planet to the
  Sun and the second smallest in the Solar System
• WE HAD SOME REASONS TO VISIT MERCURY WHICH WERE
• See the Sun rise twice in one day
• Experience the widest range in temperature of
  any planet, from a chilly -170C at night to a
  sizzling 350C during the day

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After Reaching Mercury
When we arrived on mercury the descent to Mercury
was smooth. The planet had very little atmosphere
so there was no chance of our ship burning up as
we approached.This meant that the planet had
little protection against asteroids. So the
surface was littered with carters of all
sizes. What little atmosphere there is consists
of atoms blasted from the planet's surface by the
solar wind. Mercury's tiny gravitational field
was not large enough to hold those atoms in
place.
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Our geologist took some pictures of the planet
mercurys surface.
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We took some pictures while orbiting around
Mercury
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While returning back to Earth we got to know many
things about Mercury. We enjoyed very much on the
planet and improved our knowledge about planets.
We took many pictures of Mercury and the surface
of it.
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THE END
This was our Mission to Mercury.