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Inordertounderstandtheplanetyouaregoingtobecolonizingitisagoodideatodoa
littleresearchcomparingtheMarstoEarth.Usethelinksbelow,(orfindyourown)to
answerthequestions.PostyourresponsestotheMars/Earthcomparisonpageonyour
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Mars
LengthofDay(rotation)
24hours40minutes
24hours
LengthofYear(revolution)
687Earthdays
365days
DistancefromSun
141.6millionmiles
92.96millionmiles
Diameter(Size)
4,212miles
7,917.5miles
NumberofSatellites
(moons)
CompositionofAtmosphere 95.32%CarbonDioxide
and2.7%Nitrogen
Earth
nitrogen(78%),oxygen
(21%),argon(1%),andthen
traceamountsofcarbon
dioxide,neon,helium,
methane,krypton,hydrogen,
nitrousoxide,xenon,ozone,
iodine,carbonmonoxide,and
ammonia.Loweraltitudesalso
havequantitiesofwater
vapor.
LayersofAtmosphere
TheatmosphereofMars
isdividedintoonlythree
layers.
Excludingtheexosphere,
Earthhasfourprimary
layers,whicharethe
troposphere,stratosphere,
mesosphere,and
thermosphere.
AverageTemperatureofthe
Surface(C)
55celsius
15celsius
AverageGravitationalPull
3.711m/s
9.807m/s
(Gravity)
TheEarthistiltedby23.5
degrees
TiltofAxisindegrees
(Seasons)
25degrees
Thicknessoflayersofthe
planet
Core1700kminradius
040kmCrust
mantleasthickasEarth's 40400kmUppermantle
andacrust80kmthick
400650kmTransition
region
6502700kmLowermantle
27002890kmD''layer
28905150kmOutercore
51506378kmInnercore
CompositionofCrust
ThecrustofMarsmostly
includesvolcanicbasalt
rock.
PossibleNaturalResources Air,water,soil,plants,
Thecrustismadeofminerals
androcks.
Oxygen,hydrogen,soil,
animals,minerals,space,
land,wind,geothermal,
tidal,andsolarenergy
TectonicPlateMovement
PlatetectonicsonEarth
movebecauseofthe
convectioncurrentsthat
arecreated.
Noplatetectonicsmovement.
VolcanicActivity
Nocurrentactivity
Consistentandrelevant
Linksforresearch:
http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/planets.html
http://nineplanets.org/
http://www.space.com/16895whatismarsmadeof.html
http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/crust/
Postresearchquestions:
Basedonyourresearch,howdoesMarscomparetotheEarth?
MarsissharesalotofqualitiestoEarthbutit'salmostlikeit'sadeadversionofEarth
HowwouldyourlifeonMarsbedifferentthanonEarth?
LifeonMarswouldbelikelifeonEarthbutwithmanyrestrictionslikeairlocksoxygentanksetc.
TheotherbiggestdealwouldbethegravitydifferencefromEarthtoMarsbecauseitwould
changebasiclifestyle
Howdoyouplantoadapttothedifferentlengthofdayandyear?
WecouldhaveartificiallightinginsideourmainlivingareastogivetheillusionofEarthdayand
nightandyearseven.
DoyouthinkthatMarsiscapableofsustaininghumanlife?
Yes,becauseMarsiscloseenoughtoEarthandscientistshavefoundwateronMars.
Whichresourcesdoyouplanonexploitingwhenyougetthere?Makealist:
Iron
Waterinsidetheplanet
Craters
Mountains
Whatwillyouusethemfor,bespecific?
Ironbuildings
Watertodrinkafterfilteringit
CratersToprotectusfromstrongwinds
Mountainsforashelter