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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System. The reddish appearance of Mars’ surface is caused by iron oxide.
While the Mars is about half as big as the Earth, there are still many similarities: Mars has a rocky surface and polar ice caps, the days on Mars are only 40 minutes longer, the axial tilt gives it similar seasons to ours (although each lasts about twice as long).
Mars has a dramatic landscape, with towering volcanoes and a great canyon system. Of all the planets in the Solar System, it has the highest mountain, Olympus Mons, and the largest canyon, Valles Marineris.
There is strong evidence that the Martian atmosphere was once far denser than it is now, and that water once ran freely on its surface. There is also mounting evidence that much of this water remains locked away underground.
Mars has two small natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos, that orbit very close to the planet. These moons may be captured asteroids. It has been predicted that in about 50 million years, Phobos will either crash into Mars’ surface or break up into a ring structure around the planet.
Mars is the focus of intense study, with two rovers (exploration rover Opportunity and science laboratory Curiosity) operating on the surface, while three international missions orbit the planet: NASA’s Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and ESA’s Mars Express.
Mars can easily be seen from Earth with the naked eye, as can its reddish coloring. Its apparent magnitude is surpassed by the Sun, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter – but it can briefly match Jupiter’s brightness at certain points in its orbit.
The outer crust is rich in silicon, oxygen, iron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, and potassium, all of which could be used in the development of future human outposts on Mars.
Silicate mantle was once very active, giving rise to many of the planet’s distinctive surface features, but which now appears to be dormant.
Like Earth, Mars has undergone differentiation, resulting in a dense core primarily comprising iron and nickel, but with around 17% sulfur, which renders the core partially liquid.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Stunning.
It just doesn't look like too much of a fun place.
Thanks for all of your posts. I enjoy them very much.
Humans will never be on Mars.
This is a big scam , why waste all this money on Mars, we know all there is to know. I sometimes think that this is all AI generated . No other country has ANYTHING on Mars.
all that layering on the crater rim thats exposed billions of years of dust deposits, is it possible that no liquid water has ever existed on the Mars Surface its only been water vapor sublimated directly from ice
Mars? Sure!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fantastic thanks
Such good and interesting vids. The commentary is spot on – good English, without annoying over excited american twang and word mispronunciation etc. I have a lot of time for this channel.
I miss the little helicopter.
The same old dirt and rock uninhabitable no atmosphere Mars that we've always seen😂
They are terraforming it as we speak , the atmosphere is already possible to breath the air ! George from Australia recently visited Mars , there was a body of water with fish swimming in it ! A gar type fish was visible! The Galactic Federation of Worlds are doing the work ! Yes theres beings living there and have been ! Nasa lies and should be dissolved , they have lied to us about everything ! Theres life on Mars and its moon and Venus , Jupiter and its moons ! Life on our moon also ! They arent really moons ! They are satellites that were flown into place ! Our moon cane from mars ! This is all 100 % true and wie will be told everything soon !
Like to order 10 kg mars rocks please 🙏
Just found your channel. How you narrate data over images makes your videos quite captivating.
This comment is for the music alone. Without it Mars would be dull, boring, and frankly uninteresting. The music hits the goosebumps to a tee. I'd buy that album in a Mars Minute. An out of body experience with every note. Thanks Ari, (my favorite conductor) 😂👽😎
Imagine a robot landing on Mars. This robot is able to build a House, to collect some water and oxygen, to organize heating and atmosphere in this House, that will be READY to contain 5 or 6 humans. …Mars is a Special Planet, not for itself, but for the House we can build there 👋👋👋💚💚💚💚
No martians, but beautiful images.
Superb as always ! Many thanks.
It’s a 4 month journey at Mars’ closest approach to Earth. Astronauts have spent much more time in the ISS. They may not stay long the first time, but small steps Ellie.
I'll pass. We have blue stuff on earth.
Это не Марс, а Сахара😅
Very informative and the subtle reveal of geology is fascinating.