MMoM

Project Description: This project, Meet Me on Mars (and back on Earth), is a Scratch project that models the movement of Earth and Mars around the Sun while allowing a user-controlled spaceship to travel between the two planets. The program uses variables to control both motion and logic, such as rocket speed and launch conditions, and keceps the ship on each planet until the correct button is pressed. The planets are designed with proportional sizes, distances, and orbital speeds to reflect real-world ratios, making the simulation more realistic. I enhanced the project by adding special visual effects when the rocket crashes into the Sun, background music that plays during flight and stops upon crashing, and a crash sound effect triggered at impact, making the experience more interactive. One limitation I encountered was that the rocket does not properly hide after crashing; when I tried to implement this feature, it caused the rocket to stay hidden for the entire duration of the program instead of only disappearing after the crash.

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Green Flag: Starts All.

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