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Just like the great explorers of the old world who reached the shores of Aotearoa - New Zealand based on their skill and driven by curiosity, KiwiMars Outreach is a pilot project that will take students, teachers and the public on a journey of discovery, reaching new frontiers and developing cultural awareness, to find out what it takes to be an explorer of another world.
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h2. You are all invited to participate in KiwiMars2012\! Here it is how:


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|| !KiwiMars.jpeg|thumbnail,width=100! || * *Interact with us live at the Mission Control Carter (MCC): MCC is active from 23 April to 4 May 2012 from* *10 AM to 5 PM;*
* *Watch us online via the Education Portal and ask your questions in the forum;*
* *Trace our paths with the Eagle Mission Support.* ||
| h6. Visit our Mission Control | !catch.jpg|align=left,border=1! |
| \\ | h6. At the you will be able to engage Live via live telemetry, video conferences, Skype calls and *updates from the mission*; \\
* Keep an eye on the updates for booking times for the live slot. |
| h6. Visit our Mission Portal Online | This site is under construction. \\
 It will allow you to watch the crew via the webcams from MDRS and post your questions and comments into the mission's forum to be answered by our Mission Support Specialists. |
| h6. Visit our Eagle  Mission Support Centre  | * *Eagle Mission Support* also under construction will be hosted on the mission's website.
h6. Eagle is proud to support the KiwiMars initiative, providing access to technical expertise, infrastructure and the world's leading ArcGIS software to spatially enable the KiwiMars mission team.  This will allow students, researchers, media, and the general public to follow the group's progress and daily updates in a geographical context.
* The mission support will enable you to track the expedition in real time provide news and updates, but also the ability for students to interact with the crew and a team of specialists (teachers) that can answer students' questions related to the experiments undertaken in real time during the mission. |
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h3. There will be three main streams of engagement:

* Website interaction
* [Classroom activities|MDRS:Classroom Activities and Resources]
* [Mission Control at Carter Observatory|http://www.carterobservatory.org/a-kiwi-mission-to-mars]

h3. Three phases of engagement:

* Pre Mission
* During Mission
* Post Mission

h4. Participate in the KiwiMars 2012 expedition\!

Teachers, students and the general public will have the opportunity to participate in the expedition and:

h6. Submit research ideas

* The onsite crew is looking forward to your research ideas to undertake during the mission;

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h6. Help us create Resources and Guides or simply enjoy them

* *[Resources and guides|MDRS:Classroom Activities and Resources]* produced by the wider project team, which includes KiwiSpace and curriculum-expert educators. We are working closely with the [Royal Society of New Zealand|MDRS:The Royal Society of New Zealand], the [New Zealand Association of Science Educators|MDRS:NZASE], [MDRS:Carter Observatory], Capital E, [MDRS:LEARNZ], [MDRS:Futureintech], [MDRS:Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu] and [Mars Society Australia;|MDRS:Mars Society Australia]

h6. Participate in Talks and Seminars upon the crew's return

* Attending a series of *talks and seminars* by the crew before and after they return, targeting the public, schools and other institutions culminating in World Space Week 4-10 October 2012.
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Explore this site
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Commander's Log
The commander of the expedition will keep you posted with the latest progress in the preparation of the project.
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