Astronomy
For everyone who want to explore Mars but scared of going there , you can have your dream realised by going to NASA's Be a Martian website.
The Be a Martian site is a collaboration between NASA and Microsoft that uses the tool of crowsourcing to sift through the hundreds of thousands of photos sent back by Mars rovers and orbiters. The format of the site is much like a game, where you complete tasks to earn points and badges.
There is a forum on the site where one can ask questions, vote on questions and make comments to earn "Curiousity Points". NASA Mars experts will read the questions to see what the virtual Martian community is interested, and will host town hall-type meetings in the future where members can participate.
For games and videos you need to have Microsoft?s Silverlight application to work for this site.
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For everyone who want to explore Mars but scared of going there , you can have your dream realised by going to NASA's Be a Martian website.
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