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Mars – a target for teachers and science students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Maria Sundin Open the ORCID record for Maria Sundin [Opens in a new window] ,
Peter Bernhardt ,
Peter Ekberg ,
Jonas Enger  and
Andreas Johnsson
Maria Sundin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden email: maria.sundin@physics.gu.se
Peter Bernhardt
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Physics, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden email: peter.bernhardt@gu.se
Peter Ekberg
Affiliation:
Larkverket Kvarnfallsvagen 7, 42353 Gothenburg, Sweden email: peter@peterekberg.se
Jonas Enger
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden email: jonas.enger@physics.gu.se
Andreas Johnsson
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 460, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden email: andreasj@gvc.gu.se
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Abstract

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An interdisciplinary course about Mars for teachers and science students is presented. The focus of the course is on planning for a journey with humans to the planet Mars. Issues in ethics, morality, rights and obligations, conflict management and human psychology as well as rocket orbits, fuel economy, radiation hazards and knowledge of the solar system are included. Examination of the teacher students include interpretation of the course material for future pedagogical usage.

Keywords

Marsethicsdidacticsphilosophy of space explorationradiationMartian landscapeenvironmental ethics
Type
Poster Paper
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 449 - 450
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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