surface conditions
There is evidence that Mars used to have large amounts of water on it millions of years ago, but almost none exists today. There is still hope that Mars probably contains frozen water in its polar ice caps or beneath its surface.
The Surface conditions on Mars are very similar to Earth compared to any other planet in the solar system. Earth’s plants and animals would not be able to survive on Mars. This is because Mars has a much lower surface temperature and it hardly ever rises above the freezing point of water. It has been found that Mars used to have a huge amount of liquid water millions of years ago, although, almost none exist today! Even though there is no liquid water on Mars, there is still frozen water located in Mars’ polar caps and beneath Mars’ surface.
There is a large amount of stunning and unique features that are recognisable on Mars’ surface. This includes a large amount of hollows on Mars’ surface which occurred by crashing meteors. Other features such as gorges and canyons that look similar to dry river beds have been photographed by unmanned space probes. These photographs are evidence that support us into finding out if there was once a large quantity of water on Mars’ surface years ago. Believe it or not, Mars has volcanoes, and there many located in one region near its equator. The size of the largest volcano on Mars is twice the size of Mount Everest. Also, near this volcano is believed to be a huge canyon that may be a fault line.
The colours of the bright areas on Mars' surface are reddish-brownish, they cover approximately two-thirds of the planet’s surface. When you visit Mars, these colours will remind you of a dry, bumby and beautiful coloured desert. Most of Mars’ surface holds limonite which is a brick coloured mineral found in some deserts on Earth.
Even though Mars is a beautiful red planet one third of its surface is dark. The colours of this dark area vary from greenish-gray to bluish-gray and they also form uneven patterns on the surface. These dark regions are named Maria meaning seas. As mentioned, during the year, the colours of the Maria vary and sometimes the colours may fade so it is complete darkness. Most astronomers believe that this disappearance of colours occur when sand is blown over them which then covers them.
The Surface conditions on Mars are very similar to Earth compared to any other planet in the solar system. Earth’s plants and animals would not be able to survive on Mars. This is because Mars has a much lower surface temperature and it hardly ever rises above the freezing point of water. It has been found that Mars used to have a huge amount of liquid water millions of years ago, although, almost none exist today! Even though there is no liquid water on Mars, there is still frozen water located in Mars’ polar caps and beneath Mars’ surface.
There is a large amount of stunning and unique features that are recognisable on Mars’ surface. This includes a large amount of hollows on Mars’ surface which occurred by crashing meteors. Other features such as gorges and canyons that look similar to dry river beds have been photographed by unmanned space probes. These photographs are evidence that support us into finding out if there was once a large quantity of water on Mars’ surface years ago. Believe it or not, Mars has volcanoes, and there many located in one region near its equator. The size of the largest volcano on Mars is twice the size of Mount Everest. Also, near this volcano is believed to be a huge canyon that may be a fault line.
The colours of the bright areas on Mars' surface are reddish-brownish, they cover approximately two-thirds of the planet’s surface. When you visit Mars, these colours will remind you of a dry, bumby and beautiful coloured desert. Most of Mars’ surface holds limonite which is a brick coloured mineral found in some deserts on Earth.
Even though Mars is a beautiful red planet one third of its surface is dark. The colours of this dark area vary from greenish-gray to bluish-gray and they also form uneven patterns on the surface. These dark regions are named Maria meaning seas. As mentioned, during the year, the colours of the Maria vary and sometimes the colours may fade so it is complete darkness. Most astronomers believe that this disappearance of colours occur when sand is blown over them which then covers them.