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Does the sun heat mars

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No, it does not

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What problems will astronaut find on mars if they go there?

There is no water on mars or sun light and heat


How did Mars got colder?

Mars is cold because there is no atmosphere around it to trap heat from the sun.


What planet receives less than heat from the sun?

Mars


Does mars reflect or emits light?

Mars does not emit its own light. Rather it reflects sunlight that falls on it.


How does Mars provide heat?

Mars does not provide heat - it is actually a cold planet. It absorbs a lot of heat from the sun during it's day, but having almost no atmosphere, it radiates that heat right back out into space again at night.


Does the sun give heat to every planet?

Yes it does but the planets closer to the sun get more heat and the planets that are farther away get less heat. That is why Venus is hotter than our Earth and Mars is colder.


Why can it be cold and hot in Mars?

because the sun shines directly on to the planet, during the day. But in the night it gets no sun, therefor no heat!


Why is there no liquid water on the planets mercury or mars?

because there isn't There is a lack on Mercury because of its heat and nearness to the Sun. The Sun would have evaporated any water on its surface, and because it has no atmosphere it cannot form clouds. Mars does not posses liquid water because it is too far from the main heat source (the Sun).


Why are surface tempertues on Mars low?

There are two reasons. First, Mars is farther from the sun than Earth is and so receives less heat. Second, it has a thin atmosphere, which means it cannot hold on to heat as well.


If your planet Earth was the same distance from the Sun as Mars is would the surface of your planet be as cold as Mars is?

No. The light from the sun has to travel farther to get to Mars, so it losses more intensity than it would if it were only traveling to Earth. As a result, the sun is dimmer on Mars than it is on Earth.


How will the cooling of Mars effect us?

If mars is cooling, that means that the sun must be reducing in heat, or size, this meaning the Earth with also cool down, hello iceage.


What is Mars' relationship to the sun?

Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.