Category: Mars

Astronomical Research On Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is an extremely cold desert world. It is covered in rusty red, iron-rich dust which is why its called the Red Planet. Mars travels around the Sun in an oval-shaped orbit which means the planet completes one revolution in 687 Earth days…

Why Mars Should Be The Sole Focus Of Astronomical Research For The Next 10 Years Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is easily visible from Earth. In the evening it can be spotted high in the sky and appears to look reddish in colour due to oxidation of iron in the rocks…

The Processes And Technologies Required For Manned Mission To Mars Introduction The concept of Mars as the next most habitable planet has sparked an urge to investigate that has led to the discussion of sending a crew to Mars very shortly. As fantastical as it may seem, the idea has been thoroughly analysed to the…

The Advisability In Space Programs Of Living On Mars Buzz Aldrin once said, By refocusing our space program on Mars for Americas future, we can restore the sense of wonder and adventure in space exploration that we knew in the summer of 1969. We won the moon race; now its time for us to live…

The Logistics Of Living On Mars Introduction Since I was a child, I was always fascinated by the solar system, space, astronauts and whether or not there is another life that we have not yet encountered. In high school we had a very special guest visit us to tell me and fellow students that anything…

Use Of Mapping Mode Data To Map Mars Studying the Martian surface composition is essential to understand its past and current condition and pave the way to unveiling the nature of occurrences of detected minerals – be it weathering, precipitation, or of volcanic origin (Bandfield, Hamilton, & Christensen, 2000). Multiple instruments have been employed to…

Evidence For Ancient Martian Hydrological Cycles And The Modern Presence Of Water On Mars The hydrogeology of Mars has continued to be an exciting and ground-breaking area of research since early telescopic observations made by astronomers such as Giovanni Schiaparelli, Christiaan Huygens, and Percival Lowell which propelled the curiosity about water on Mars deeper into…

The Dangers Of Mars Colonization Mars, the fourth planet, smallest, from the Sun. Mars is named following after the Roman god Aris, god of war. Mars has a reddish color so it is commonly called the  Red Planet Mars is made out of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, oxygen, water vapor, and other gases. The…

Human Settlement On Mars Opportunity Going to Mars would be fun and all, but how would you feel leaving your whole entire life behind, and everyone you love. We are trying to populate Mars with humans by the year 2023 and a lot of people seem excited about it. But theres a lot more to…

Insect Life On Mars Can life really exist anywhere else in the universe other than Earth? Does this presence of life prove the existence of aliens? Till now, Mars is the only planet which has shown some kind of signs of possibility of the existence of life on it. The research on this very topic…