Join host Emily Calandrelli as she talks to scientists about the next stop in our solar system— Mars. She visits NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to meet Curiosity, the rover currently exploring Mars and slowly unlocking its mysteries. Then Emily heads to Hanksville, Utah to meet up with a group of students at the Mars Desert Research Station and find out what it could be like to live on Mars.

Originally released by Rotfeld Productions, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 17, 2015.

Preparing for Mars: Introduction (0:31); --Mars Preparations (2:05); -- Conditions on Mars (3:20); -- Mars Rovers (2:07); -- Mars Yard (3:56); -- Mars Desert Research Station (5:09); -- Simulated Mars Trip (3:56); -- Exploring Mars (0:59).