refer to as the “small‚ red planet”- Mars. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and widely known for its fierce coloring. Chinese astronomers called Mars “the fire star”. The Romans‚ who studied the solar system many centuries ago‚ named Mars after the Roman god of war because of its fiery red color (Kendell 181). The Romans are known to have copied the ancient Greeks‚ who also named Mars after their god of war‚ Ares. The strong‚ bright‚ rusty color that Mars is so well known for is due to iron
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“The History of Water on Mars” Essay Water is a very abundant resource in our solar system. You can find water attached to most of the colder and farther planets. When I speak of water though‚ I mean ice water. Not the silky drink you have every day‚ but the very high-pressure sealed water that is usually found below the sediment and crust. “But shouldn’t that be where liquid water comes from?” is what most ask‚ and sometimes the answer is yes‚ but there are many situations that vary. Just like
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Mars Rover Mars is an interesting and mysterious planet. It is often referred to as the Red Planet. The Romans named Mars after the god of war. The rocks‚ soil‚ and sky all have a red hue on account of rust. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun at about 141 million miles (228 million kilometers) and the last terrestrial planet from the Sun. Mars follows closely behind Earth but is comparatively smaller‚ with about half the diameter of Earth (6‚794-km) and about one-tenth of Earth s mass (6.419
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Humans will get to Mars by 2031; this could be your future children‚ or grandchildren. The first astronauts are already being selected and trained for their missions. The settlement of Mars has given us the opportunity to create a diverse and equitable community. To be able to accomplish this‚ an unbiased‚ racially and sexually equitable‚ a non discriminatory selection process must be created. In The Outer Space Treaty‚ Article I states: “Outer space‚ including the moon and other celestial bodies
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slow but by now‚ four months into your new life‚ you have become used to it. Just eleven months ago you left Earth and started your journey toward what is now your home‚ the red planet of our solar system‚ Mars. The year is 2027 and you can’t believe you arrived here at last. Colonizing Mars used to seem like a distant far off memory‚ but according to Alana Semuels‚ writer for the Atlantic‚ some commercial space companies like
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Is Mars Colonization a Good Idea? Among celestial bodies in our solar system‚ Mars is remarkable in that it possesses all the raw resources required to sustain not only life‚ but a new branch of individual evolution. The time to colonize Mars would certainly be required when the Earth becomes uninhabitable as the global warming rises up. When that happens‚ Mars has the potential to become the most habitable planet in our solar system. Nevertheless‚ even with positive extrapolation of robotic manufacturing
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Mars has the second highest known mountain within the Solar System (the tallest on a planet) - the mighty Olympus Mons. People have always wanted the opportunity to go to Mars‚ they have always thought that is impossible‚ but‚ NASA has come up with some of the best newest technologies to get to Mars as safetly as possible. NASA created the Orion and the space launch system also known as the SLS. Someday the human population will become to large for the Earth to be able support. Mars is an amazing
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hopes and dreams about space‚ we still haven’t fully mastered space travel and don’t fully understand the universe. “Mars to Boy” is a short story following a young man‚ by the name of Nikola‚ following these dreams. However‚ this story also explores the idea that as humans we have traveled to and begun colonizing mars. But we don’t want to stop there. After multiple years at mars and mastering travel between the two‚ a team of scientists
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It is not worth the expense and risk to make a manned flight to Mars A human mission to visit and land on the planet Mars has long been an attractive subject and a debatable issue. In terms of expense‚ risk‚ worth‚ and morality‚ proponents and opponents of whether it is necessary to send manned missions to Mars never come to a compromise. Even though proponents has brought up many excuses seemed reasonable to support the Mars mission‚ here are more important reasons concerned about human’s
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even our sister planet‚ Mars‚ where we might set up housekeeping someday‚ but at great effort and trouble we have to recreate the things we take for granted here. Sylvia Earle believed that Mars could not support life but is there life? She said that no place that we know about can support life and that included Mars. A lot of people think the opposite and believe there is life on Mars but I do not. How can a planet that only has rock have life? There is no life on Mars. A picture taken by the
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