The red planet is about to welcome a new visitor: India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), but why is everyone vying for a piece of Mars? Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at the OU explains. For more space related content, visit our World Space Week portal on OpenLearn for details on how you can engage with a special #WSW2014 lecture entitled: Is there life beyond Earth? bit.ly/1rlKrRS
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:07:57 +0000