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    Mars: The Red Planet

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    Mars “We may discover resources on the moon or Mars that will boggle the imagination that will test our limits to dream. And the fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math, and science, and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.” (George W. Bush, a speech given at NASA, notable-quotes.com). Mars is also fourth planet from the sun. (See fig. 1 on page 5.) Mars is obviously the topic for this paper in which I’ll be writing

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    Mars Essay Mars atmosphere is mostly covered by carbon dioxide. NASA and other government official companies say humans should be a multiplanet species. From the article "Let's Not Move to Mar" published by the New York times states by Ed Regis, "Mars atmosphere is mostly covered with carbon dioxide, if you were to go to Mars with no suit you will freeze to death" (Regis). The surface temperature over in Mars is below zero any human would freeze in seconds and the lack of oxygen would be impossible

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    Colonization on Mars costs six billion dollars just to send a couple of people to Mars. The people in which are organizing this expedition say it can be done by 2027. Colonizing Mars is a terrible idea, since people are risking their lives, there is not a natural source of water on Mars, and it costs a tremendously outrageous price to reach Mars. The participants that are going to Mars are risking their lives. Since the trip to Mars will be 8 months long, and when they land on Mars the participants

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    Witchcraft To Mars Essay

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    NASA has sent several spacecraft to Mars, the ones I am going to discuss first ore the spacecraft’s that are no longer in operation. The first spacecraft that was sent to Mars that is no longer in operation is Marine 3, which was designed to make the first flyby of Mars. Marine 3 got launched on November 3, 1964. However, the shroud encasing the spacecraft above the rocket didn’t open properly, causing Marine 3 to not get to Mars, making it unsuccessful. However shortly after Marine 3 NASA sent Marine

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    Why Mars Is Red

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    Have you ever wondered what makes Mars so red? If you didn’t know its, iron. Well if you want to learn more read on. Mars’ name comes from the Roman god Mars, the god of war. It came from its blood- like color. Mars has 2 moons and its distance from the Sun is 141.6 million miles. Mars has many components. Its atmosphere is made of water vapor and carbon dioxide. Due to the fact that Mars has a thin atmosphere, it has more extreme seasons than Earth . The average temperature ranges from -81

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    Mars Popular Culture

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    For whatever reason, the planet Mars has always been synonymous with alien life in popular culture. This makes it very interesting to study. Recent studies have taught us a great deal about Mars’ surface, water content and geography as well as suggesting that it may have been capable of supporting life in the past. Further study of Mars’ ice caps, various impact craters and other sources has helped scientists glean information of the planet’s history and the wealth of information that can be gained

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    Mars Persuasive Speech

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    “I don't know why you're on Mars… But whatever the reason you're on Mars is, I'm glad you're there. And I wish I was with you.” That is part of the recorded message astrophysicist Carl Sagan left to the future humans on Mars, a few months before his death in 1966. On average, Mars is approximately 140 million miles away from Earth; 250 million at its furthest point and 30 million at its shortest. If you were to take the shortest possible non-stop trip to Mars and back with our current technology

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    Mars 'Curiosity' Rover

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    1.0 Introduction Mars; the fourth planet from the sun, and considering the vast expanse of the universe, Mars is only a mere 49 million miles from Earth. Mars has been the object of many speculative questions and hypothesis. Over the years, many have wondered if Mars ever sustained life, or if not, if it were possible to one day sustain life; i.e. Humans. There have been many missions to Mars in an attempt to answer those and other questions, like the three separate rover craft missions that

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    Mars: The Red Planet

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    Mars has an environment conditionally harsh for living organisms to live on, but studies shows that Mars is a habitable planet. According to NASA, Mars had oceans billion of years ago like Earth. Uniquely, this is an indication that the Red Planet is similar to Earth’s conditions making it possible to colonize. Researchers states that the Martian soil enclosed of nutrients such as phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen. The soil has the nutrients for plants to grow and survive. Not to mention, plants

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    Mars Campaign Essay

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    This study describes a capability-driven approach to a Mars campaign. Explain in your own words what this means and cite specific examples from the text to support your explanation. One major feat NASA is trying to accomplish, is successfully sending human to Mars. This challenge poses many difficulties besides just safely sending humans to Mars and returning them back to Earth. NASA is searching for a plan to make this mission as efficient and dependable as possible, and this is where the capability-driven

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