The Influence Of Liquid Water On Mars

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.

Much to common disbelief, Mars and Earth have many things in common. Some of these factors include similarities in size, inclination, structure, composition and the presence of water on their surfaces (Universe Today, 2016). Mars is the next closest planet to Earth. It withholds all necessary elements needed for life to exist. These include water, carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrogen (HowStuffWorks, 2017). There are also unbelievable similarities between Mars’ atmosphere and the Earth’s atmosphere from billions of years ago. Like Mars, when the Earth was first formed it had no oxygen and its atmosphere was comprised of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Earth was not able to produce oxygen until photosynthetic bacteria developed (HowStuffWorks, 2017). Mars’ atmosphere consists of 95.3% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, 1.6% argon and 0.2% oxygen.

Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. They are among the smallest in the solar system. Phobos has 1000 times less gravitational force than the Earth and orbits Mars three times a day while the Deimos is more distant away, orbiting the Mars every 30 hours. Phobos orbits only 6000 km above the surface of the planet and is gradually moving inward at 1.8 m closer to the surface each century. It is expected that in the next 50 million years, gravitational force will break apart Phobos, leading to the formation of a ring that would last 100 million years.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ) Recently found RSL ( recurring slope lineae ) on Mars it's often described as being a close relative to liquid water. Here's a quote ¨ "We found the hydrated salts only when the seasonal features were widest, which suggests that either the dark streaks themselves or a process that forms them is the source of the hydration. In either case, the detection of hydrated salts on these slopes means that water plays a vital role in the formation of these streaks," The hydrated Salts they mention are Perchlorates ( Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid—in particular when referencing the polyatomic

The temperature and atmospheric pressure are very low which freezes liquid water. Since water is the utmost environmental necessity for the survival of life. It seems like Mars once had flowing water on its surface. As an evidence, NASA said they found proof of water in dark streaks called recurring slope lineae on the walls of the Garni Crater on Mars (CNN).

Some interesting facts about Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and Mars nickname is the red planet. The planet’s polar diameter is 6,752. Mars mass is 6.42x10^23 kg (10.7% earth). The surface of Mars temperature is -153 to 20c. Mars was first recorded 2nd millennium BC by Egyptian astronomers. Mars’s equatorial diameter is 6,792 and have two moons called Phobos and Deimos. The orbit period on Mars is 687 days (1.9 years) and the orbit 227,943,824 km (1.52 AU).(Mars Facts - Interesting Facts about Planet Mars - Space Facts)

Even though water is detected on Mars as well, it is not the majority component of the surface and it is mostly exist in ice forms. In addition, atmosphere and temperature are also different between Mars and Earth. Earth atmosphere, as we all known, is consisted by five main layers, which are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere. On the other hand, Mars’ atmosphere is quite thin. The compositions of Earth atmosphere and Mars atmosphere are different as well.

Did you know that Mars has a diameter of 4,222 miles which makes it a little more than half the diameter of Earth? It has about one-ninth the mass of Earth. Mars temperature is about -80 degrees Fahrenheit and -60 degrees Celsius. In the winter near the poles temperatures can drop down to -195 degrees Fahrenheit and -125 degrees Celsius. Mars take 686.971 days to revolve around the sun. For us that is a year and a half. Did you know that the surface on Mars is only 38% of the gravity on Earth? Mars only have 2 moons and they are called Phobos and Deimos. It takes Mars 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 37 seconds to make one rotation day and night. Mars is made up of minerals containing silicon and oxygen, metals, and other elements that typically make

Scientists say that there might be flowing water on Mars-and they have evidence to prove it. They've found dark, narrow streaks all along the planet. These streaks seemingly flow downhill, and scientists think these are caused by flowing water. Along with these streaks, scientists have found hydrated salts. Furthermore, scientists have found mysterious streaks that lengthen when it is warm, and disappear when it is colder.

According to one of the researches of the NASA, it is said that the planet Mars million years ago covered by the water and it’s much bigger from the Atlantic Ocean surface of the earth. For the latest update about planet Mars, NASA scientist have determined that a primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who, using ground- base observatories, measured water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere and that the Red Planet has lost 87 percent of water to space. Even the scientist is still wondering, what is the reason behind why

To begin my experiment I will research information of several ways that you could potentially get water on Mars. I will look at filtration systems, binding of hydrogen and oxygen molecules and melting of ice that is said to be located on

On October 21, 2016, I went to the observation of the Global Clusters and Mars. The first telescope I went to was the Nebula. I learned that it had a grey ring around it and that the sun will look like this in approximately five billion years. It was at first quite difficult to locate but then once I angled my head a bit, it was easily located. It looked like a small cluster of gas that I was looking at.

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun with half the size of Earth. It takes Mars nearly two years to orbit the sun. Named after the Roman God of war, Mars’s reddish color is the result of the rust in its iron-rich soil. Of all the planets in the solar system, Mars is the most similar to earth; particularly the landmass despite that Mars has 15% of the Earth’s volume, and one tenth of the mass of Earth and 62.5% less surface gravity than Earth.

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

Mars is the planet nearest to Earth that we are most likely to explore and send