Challenge: Design
a Martian
Mrs. Wyllie/Mr.
Penfield's Science class
North Country Union Junior High School
Vermont's NASA Explorer School
Creably is the Martian that we have designed. To survive
in the cold it has a fur coat to keep warm. It gets its water by putting
its tail through the ground and sucks up frozen water that it drinks.
There is very little water in the air so it has to spend a lot of the
time getting to water and drink it from frozen ice. Its tail may stretch
to go lower and lower until it finds the water that it needs. The tail
is extremely sharp and tough. It sucks up the minerals and vitamins in
the soil for food. Creably also eat the rust in the soil. It has sharp
feet so it easily goes through the rough terrain and if there is a tornado
it sticks its feet into the ground so it won't get sucked up and is a
lot safer. There isn't as much gravity on Mars so its point feet help
it stay on the ground. Creably have 4 eyelids like camels to help against
dust storms and tornadoes. In case something gets in its eyes it has
a special liquid something like saline solution to clean out its eyes.
Creably usually sleeps at night in caves and does everything else during
the day. It breathes carbon dioxide and exhales nitrogen all through
its mask. It is red to blend in to the surroundings as a defense mechanism.
This is how Creably survives on Mars.

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