Mars Versus Earth

But why Mars in particular? Because it is the nearest celestial body that also happens to be very similar to Earth. A day on Mars only forty minutes longer than a day on Earth, which, to plant and animal life, would be familiar. Not only that, but Mars’ axis tilts similarly to how Earth does, which means that Earth and Mars have similar seasonal patterns. These two aspects would provide colonists familiarity rather than alienation. Not only this, but Mars is the closest planet to Earth that is potentially inhabitable. (Venus is closer to Earth than Mars but highly uninhabitable.) Most interestingly, Mars has sizeable reservoirs of ice mostly beneath its surface, which then could be uprooted and thus usable. No other celestial body within the Sun’s liveable boundary (called the “Goldilocks zone”) have these conveniences, making Mars the best option for interplanetary habitation.

Mars is a very cooled planet, the average temperature on mars is at least minus 80 degrees, that’s way below freezing. Mars surface is very rocky with canyons, volcanos, dry lake beds and also craters all over mars. Red dust mostly covers most of mars surface. Mars is about one third of the gravity of earths atmosphere. If someone were to go to mars and they weighed at least 100 pounds they would weigh only about 37 pounds because of the reduced gravity. Mars atmosphere contains 95 percent more of carbon dioxide and less then 1 percent oxygen.

20. Although it is much colder on Mars than on Earth, the similar tilt of Earth’s and Mars’ axes means they have similar seasons. Like Earth's, Mars’ north and south polar caps shrink in the summer and grow in the winter. In addition, a day on Mars is 24 hours 37 minutes—nearly the same as Earth’s. No other planet shares such similar characteristics with Earth.e 21. Mars’ seasons are twice as long as those on Earth because it takes Mars 687 days to orbit the sun, twice as long as Earth’s 365-day journey.a 22. With no large moon like Earth’s to stabilize it, Mars periodically tilts much more toward the sun, creating warmer summers on Mars than it otherwise would have.d 23. The Earth’s moon is 240,000 miles away. Earth’s next closest neighbor is Venus, which comes as near as 24 million miles. After the moon and Venus, Mars is our next closest neighbor at 34 million miles away—though when Mars and Earth are at the opposite sides of their orbits around the sun, they are separated by 249 million miles.e 24. Mars is home to Hellas, a vast and featureless plain that covers 1300 miles (the size of the Caribbean Sea). It was created by asteroids crashing into the planet’s surface of Mars

How similar or different are Mars and Earth’s atmosphere? To start, Earth is mainly composed of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%) and argon (1%). Secondary compositions include the following: carbon dioxide, neon, helium, methane, krypton, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, xenon, ozone, iodine, carbon monoxide and ammonia (universetoday.com). On the other hand, the following is the composition of Mars atmosphere: Carbon dioxide (95.32%), Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%), Oxygen (0.13%) and carbon monoxide (0.08%) (space.com). The atmosphere of Mars is cold and thin, making life exist difficult. To elaborate, liquid water currently can’t exist on any manner of surface on Mars (space.com). To continue, dust storms add to the pain of the thin atmosphere and make life even more difficult to not exist. These dust storms can completely cover the entire planet for whole months at a time (space.com). On the other side of the spectrum, it can even snow on Mars - making the north and south

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Both are also made up of material that resembles type one or type 2 carbonaceous chondrites, the substance that makes up asteroids. Moreover, the average temperature of Mars is negative 65 degrees Celsius (negative 85 degrees Fahrenheit). Earth’s average temperature is 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit). In comparison to the ranging temperatures in the solar system Mars wouldn’t be particularly cold nor hot, but to a human being this would be extremely cold .In addition, the planet Mars is named after the Roman God of war being, “The Red Planet.” Also Mars appearance is reddish making that another factor of why Mars is called’ “The Red Planet.” Mars was to believed to have a reddish appearance in color as early as the time of the Ancient Egyptians. Back then, they called it Har Decher, which means “Red One.” The color red is presence is due to the iron oxide dust that covers the surface only a few millimeters thick. Mars atmosphere also contains a variety of other elements, including titanium, chlorine and sulfur. However, only 18 missions to Mars have been

1. Compare Eden, the present Earth, and the New Earth. What are some of the differences? What are some of the similarities?

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. This red planet is 3,389.5 kilometers in size. In pop culture, Mars was a symbol of war and aggression for thousands of years. The kilometer size was very shocking to me. Today, mars is covered in toxic soil and zapped with radiation as it says in the "Pop Culture Mars" article. That seems very dangerous. Mars' diameter is half of Earth's diameter. In the article, "Pop Culture Mars," it states that Mars will soon be a place that humans will soon be able to settle at. Mars has changed over many of years. It all started BC (before Christ). I honestly believe Mars has Earth-like features. Studies have shown that there was water found in Mars. I honestly have no idea about what technology that would be made

Mars, also known as the Red Planet, is the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars is the only planet in the Solar System to have abit of similarity to Planet Earth. Although Earth is the only planet in our Solar System to have conditions to have life in abundance. Planet Earth’s position in the Goldilock Zone, which contains plenty water, an atmosphere rich with oxygen and an average temperature of 15℃, life flourishes on Earth with these conditions. Seen on Mars is a bright coloured rust, this rust that Mars is known for is due to iron rich minerals.

“Could Mars be the home for future generations”? The growing concerns of overcrowding, and global warming leads to the conclusion that humans must start looking for alternative habitats. Mars, also known as “The Red Planet,” is adjacent to Earth, the fourth planet from the sun and thought to have once contained life as recently as 60 years ago. The possibility of inhabiting Mars has intrigued humans for years. Landing people on the planet would be a very encouraging step and establishing a permanent settlement would be a huge achievement for technological and societal progression. The colonization of Mars is a difficult goal that will be accomplished by creating a facility that sustains life, transporting qualified candidates to the planet, and adapting the candidates to the planet

Like said before, Mars is called the Red Planet because of its color and that is because of its iron-rich minerals in the loose dust and rock covering its surface. NASA thinks that the iron minerals oxidize or rust, causing the soil to look red. The atmosphere on Mars is cold and thin which means that liquid water cannot exist (at this time) for any length of time. Mars also has the largest volcano in the solar system including Olympus Mons which is about 370 miles in diameter. Many of the regions on Mars are flat, low-lying plains. There is no exact number of craters on mars and it varies from place to place, depending on how old the surface is. Evidently, Mars is not like Earth.

Last but not least, unlike Earth, Mars does not have a magnetosphere, like a forcefield around Earth that helps protect us from harsh elements of “space weather”. Nasa studies agree that Mars is exposed to solar flares and cosmic rays. Scientists aren’t sure why, but Mars’ internal magnetic Dynamo turned off about 4 billion years ago. After that, the solar wind slowly eroded or worn away the Martian atmosphere until today, it is estimated less than 1% as thick as

Mars is much more cool and is less deadly than Venus. Mars also isn’t as hot as Venus because it’s farther from the sun. Mars has solid ground which would be much better for building things on it’s surface. If it had water, it would be kind of like Earth, so people could live there.

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Since the 16th century, academic people have seen Mars as a close match to earth. The fourth planet from the sun and our closest neighbor, Mars has been the focus of modern scientists' careful scrutiny with powerful telescopes, deep space probes, and orbiting spacecraft. The prospect of life on Mars, facts of the progression of the solar system, fascination with the chemistry,