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    This document compares various characteristics of Mars and Earth such as length of day, year, distance from the sun, diameter, atmospheric composition, temperature, gravity, tilt of axis, crust and mantle thickness, natural resources, and volcanic activity. Mars has a longer day and year than Earth. It is smaller and further from the sun, resulting in lower average temperatures. Mars also has a thinner atmosphere composed mostly of carbon dioxide, compared to Earth's nitrogen and oxygen-rich atmosphere.

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    This document compares various characteristics of Mars and Earth such as length of day, year, distance from the sun, diameter, atmospheric composition, temperature, gravity, tilt of axis, crust and mantle thickness, natural resources, and volcanic activity. Mars has a longer day and year than Earth. It is smaller and further from the sun, resulting in lower average temperatures. Mars also has a thinner atmosphere composed mostly of carbon dioxide, compared to Earth's nitrogen and oxygen-rich atmosphere.

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    This document compares various characteristics of Mars and Earth such as length of day, year, distance from the sun, diameter, atmospheric composition, temperature, gravity, tilt of axis, crust and mantle thickness, natural resources, and volcanic activity. Mars has a longer day and year than Earth. It is smaller and further from the sun, resulting in lower average temperatures. Mars also has a thinner atmosphere composed mostly of carbon dioxide, compared to Earth's nitrogen and oxygen-rich atmosphere.

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    Mars

    Earth

    Length of Day (rotation)

    23 hours 56 minutes

    24 hours 37 minutes

    Length of Year (revolution)

    687 Earth Days

    365.25 Days

    Distance from Sun

    142 million miles

    93 million miles

    Diameter (Size)

    4,220 miles

    7,926 miles

    Number of Satellites (moons)

    Composition of Atmosphere

    Mostly carbon dioxide,


    some water vapor

    Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and others

    Layers of Atmosphere

    0-50 KM Troposphere warm


    50-100 KM Mesosphere cold
    100-300 KM Exosphere hot

    8-14.5 KM Troposphere
    14.5-50 KM Stratosphere
    50-80 KM Mesosphere
    80-600 KM Thermosphere
    48-965 KM Ionosphere
    600-10000 KM Exosphere

    Average Temperature of the Surface


    (F)

    -67.27 F

    56.93 F

    Average Gravitational Pull (Gravity)

    3.7 m/ s 2

    9.807 m/ s 2

    Tilt of Axis in degrees


    (Seasons)

    25o

    23o

    Thickness of layers of the planet

    Crust: 30 miles
    Mantle: 900 to 1,200

    Crust: 0-100 KM thick


    Mantle: 100-2900 KM thick
    Outer Core: 2900-5100 KM thick
    Inner Core: 5100-6378 KM thick

    miles
    Core: 1,800 and 2,400

    miles

    Composition of Crust

    Basalt

    Magnesium silicate igneous rocks (like


    basalt), the continental crust is less dense
    and composed of sodium potassium
    aluminum silicate rocks, like granite.

    Possible Natural Resources

    Iron, basalt.

    Everything.
    Iron, uranium, radon, radium, plutonium,
    granite, sand, and everything else.

    Volcanic Activity

    All Inactive

    Activity

    Based on your research, how does Mars compare to the Earth?


    It is very different because of the strange terrain.
    How would your life on Mars be different than on Earth?
    On mars, the rocks will be very different because oxygen will be limited. Thankfully,
    some dangers like earthquakes, storms, and volcanic eruptions will be eliminated.
    How do you plan to adapt to the different length of day and year
    We will just go with the flow at first. That we will keep track of days and years like Earth
    does, but it will be with the length of Mars days and years.
    Do you think that Mars is capable of sustaining human life?
    Yes, if we are able to build structures in time and are able to bet needs like water and
    oxygen, we can survive.
    Which resources do you plan on exploiting when you get there? Make a list;

    We plan to use things like basalt, the iron in the sand, and water that will be extracted
    from the ground.
    What will you use them for, be specific?
    Basalt and iron for building and the water will be used for drinking and cleaning
    ourselves.

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