High-Level Project Summary
Hello dear judges! Today I will be talking about our new Venus Rover! Without a doubt, I know this rover will make a difference in our space exploration if it is implemented. This rover may even contribute to life on Venus! The rover we developed can withstand Venuses pressure, temperature, atmosphere and terrain. Our Rover uses cushioning and a large parachute to withstand Venuses pressure as it lands. What about the temperature? Well we made sure to make all the materials we use have a light color to absorb less heat (more will be explained in the project description). These unique features will certainly solve the challenge as everything in the rover is built to survive in Venus.
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Detailed Project Description
Lets talk Rovers! We are certain that Our Rover will contribute to life on Venus! It will also give us information on the surroundings and materials on Venus! Our Venus Rover has many features that are designed to counter every problem that Venus contains. Temperature! Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system with a temperature of 480c or 753k so what did we do to counteract it? Well first of all we made sure that everything we have has a very high melting point. Second of all, everything in our rover is painted in a light color to make sure they reflect as much heat as possible. Now what about pressure? Venus has a pressure 93 times of earths! Well we have certainly accounted for this! We have added a large cushion to make sure it lands safely as well as a large parachute with spikes to cut it off if it gets tangled. And before we get into the best part lets talk about our wheels! Our wheels make sure to still stand in Venuses rocky terrain. We have spikes attached to our wheels and their melting point is above the temperature of Venus! Finally we reached energy! We use a unique method of getting energy which is named "MMRTG". An MMRTG uses plutonium dioxide which takes advantage of Venuses carbon dioxide and temperature. Our MMRTG can last more than 10 years too and it does not take much space leaving our rover free to move! We used a few resources like TINKERCAD for our model and CANVA for our presentation.
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Hackathon Journey
I must admit, we had a bit of a rocky start. We spent a while trying to put our team together but we didn’t let that get through us so eventually we started. Every day, we would spend about 1 or 1.5 hours working on our NASA project every day and we connected! Our classes were shuffled last year and this project gave us time to connect. We didn't have much setbacks but I have a few people to thank. First of all, I want to thank my mom for making sure I would work on the project and for encouraging me to make a team! Without her, this project would never be possible. Second of all, I want to thank all of my teammates for collaborating with me and keeping me entertained while we worked. Third of all, I want to thank my school for encouraging this programme and keeping webinars to help us. Thank you everyone for this wonderful experience!
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#Venus #Rover #Innovative