Dylan Hoff
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ESS 102 AC
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The year is 2050. A man gazes across the endless span of Martian sand dunes in front of him. A breeze moves by, picking up some of the fine red sand and twirling it around.
“Come on Otto. Let’s get out of here!” the man hears through his headset. “We only have a few hours until it gets too cold.” “My bad Reggie.” Otto says while hopping back to the rover. He knows Reggie is right. The temperature on Mars averages about negative 80 degrees Fahrenheit and can drop as low as negative 195 degrees. This is because Mars’ atmosphere is approximately 100 times thinner than Earth’s, making it ineffective at trapping heat. However, the temperature on Mars varies greatly ranging from positive 70 degrees to negative 100 degrees during the summer. This causes frost to form on rocks at night, and then turn to vapor during the morning.
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He turned the rover toward a clear dome in the distance and began speeding down the side of a sand dune. It does not take very long for Otto and Reggie to make it back to the colony. The rover is able to speed along the sand at high speeds and jump high without damaging itself because the gravity on Mars is only 0.38 as strong as Earth’s. That means the 1500-pound rover only weighs 570 pounds on Mars. The lower gravity on Mars is due to its smaller density and radius. Although it has a similar surface area as Earth, it only has about 15% of Earth’s volume and 11% of its
The planet Mars is a red plant that is found in the Solar System in the Milky Way Galaxy one planets farther from the sun than Earth. The planet Mars has a very thin atmosphere full of primarily carbon dioxide. The surface of Mars is very dusty and rocky because of volcanoes. The geology of Mars is different from Earth in many ways including the amount of volcanoes, mountains, valleys, and internal makeup.
In conclusion, the passage, “Getting Ready to Live on Mars”, was important to read because it informed the reader about Mars simulations, and had many different main ideas, however only one central idea. The central idea of the passage was developed by quotes and expert opinions, and is partly states at the end of the passage. The central idea of the passage is that Mars simulations are helping eliminate some logistical and emotional conflicts that might occur on a real trip to Mars, and is developed by using expert opinions and
“We need you to be safe at the moment, get some rest. Besides, you need those frostbit blotches on your face checked on.” It took Turner an immense amount of strength to even stand. He knew they were correct.
On the surface, The Martian is a sci-fi drama about an astronaut stranded on Mars. Mark Watney was assumed dead during an extreme sand storm after sustaining life threatening injuries and damage to his space suit. The rest of the crew evacuated back to Earth, leaving Mark. However, he is able to repair his suit and return to the base, where he begins a series of scientific excursions to keep himself alive for the four or so years until the next Mars expedition, which is his only hope of rescue. Mark learns to grow potatoes in his new home, he creates water from scratch, and rebuilds various space ship equipment. This all sounds ridiculous and unrealistic, but entertaining. Since it is a science fiction novel, none of that is surprising. What
Preview Statement: The possibility of life on mars is an extravagant topic to look at. Before that, we must analyze Mars itself along with its conditions. First, we will talk about the ice caps located on Mars. Second, we will examine the water streaks on Mars. Third we will observe if the red planet is inhabitable for humans to conquer it.
“Jim where are we going, it is freezing, and there are no good camping spots around,” said
The model proposed by Forget et al (2006) seems pretty accurate at predicting areas of high precipitation. This seems to support the hypothesis that climate change on Mars is driven by change in axial tilt. This should come as no surprise as it is analogous to Earth and Milankovitch cycles, where long term climate change on Earth follows the pattern of precession of the earth’s tilt, and to a lesser extent the erraticism in the orbit of the planet. It’s hard to move ice around on an unchanging world, there needs to be a driving force to create periods of warmth and glaciation. Sublimated water in the air moving over cooler mountainous areas or more north would condense and build up in these mid latitude areas. Changing the obliquity on Mars means that there can be movement of ice southerly, with periods of glaciation similar to the ice ages on Earth. This answers part of the question of
Mars has barely any gravity, and you can lose a large amount of muscle, bones, and weaken your immune system if on this planet for too long. The doctor told the main character Georgie in “Follow The Water”, “We have to keep an eye on you. We don’t know how the lower gravity will affect your development.” Georgies Dad explains to Georgie, “Your legs could shatter from the gravity, and you may never walk again.” On Mars the gravity is less than Earth’s because Mars is a smaller planet. Georgie states, “Mars’ gravity is one-third of Earth’s”. Gravity on Mars could cause serious damage after a long period of time because it has less gravity than Earth has.
Mars and Earth are both part of the four terrestrial planets that orbit within the inner solar system and are from the same origin. They are both made of rock and metal. Mars has an extremely weak magnetosphere however, so probably doesn’t have a liquid metal core. Earth on the other hand does have a liquid metal core, which provides its strong magnetosphere. Solar radiation can therefore directly penetrate Mars, while Earth can reflect solar radiation. Mars is much further from the sun than Earth making it much colder. This distance from the Sun also makes a big difference in the length of their years, with Mars year being about twice as long. Further, Mars orbit around the sun is more eccentric than Earth’s, which leads
One day Mars will have a ring.In the next 20-40 million years Mars’ largest moon Phobos will be torn apart by gravitational forces leading to the creation of a ring that could last up to 100 million
For better or for worse four brave citizens of Earth will be living until death on the planet Mars. Although Mars One seems like it has the mission to Mars under control, there are still many dangerous variables to exploring Mars such as the intense training, the harsh reality of living on Mars, and the difficult, everlasting goodbyes.
Mars is around half the diameter and a few percent of the mass of Earth. Mars’ position is also a significantly longer distance from the sun compared to Earth’s. Mars once was a warm planet with water and a thick atmosphere, it could have been a little twin planet next to us, but sadly Mars is now a desolate planet with very little atmosphere. Mars’ surface water dried up over time, and Mars became known as the ‘red planet’. For years scientists have wondered what happened to Mars’ atmosphere. With no idea how that happened to Mars, people were terrified of the thought of Earth turning into a planet like mars and didn’t know what would happen to its inhabitants.
For over 60 years now, humans have been trying anything possible to get information on our neighboring planet. Known as the “Red Planet”, Mars is the closest planet to us in our Solar System that has the chance of having human life on it. Though the chances of life on Mars are slim to none, many space organizations, including NASA, are still exploring the planet for any signs of life. Questions that many of the NASA crews ask themselves are : Is there water on Mars? What is the radiation on Mars like? And will it effect the exploration of Mars? How can we get humans to Mars safely? These questions are being asked by space agencies all around the world, however, the question that is getting more attention is : Will there ever
NASA has already begun with Earth Reliant and Proving Ground which benefits them. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has arrived in the Mars orbit on September 21 2014. MAVEN was launched on November 18 2013 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It carried 3 instruments with it, Particles and Fields Package, Remote Sensing Package, and Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer. These instruments will be used to study the solar wind, ionosphere, upper atmosphere, and the formation of atomic particles in Mars. And now it will begin to research about how climate changed, how did the changes impact of Mars evolution of surface and increased possibility of
While robotic and crewed missions are similar during the space mission design process, they contain many dissimilar characteristics that propel the way in which mission architectures are composed. Placing human beings into the vastness of space boosts the degree of adaptability and flexibility that cannot be achieved in robotic missions. However, crewed missions are more complex than robotic missions. Space is a hostile, antagonist environment that necessitates life support systems and other human factors that increase the cost of the mission in an extremely dramatic way. In addition, the complexities and the cost increase dramatically when a surface base or an outpost is needed to be reached. A Martian surface base will support a number