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The places on earth most similar to Mars are the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica.
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What are the inner planets some time called?
The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Because of the most part, they have rocky terrain, they are also called Terrestrial Planets.
What is jupiters geosphere like?
Mars' geosphere (or lithosphere) is dry, cold and arid. Like the Earth's lithosphere, the Martian lithosphere is the not-so-rigid part of the crust of Mars which is cooler than the interior of Mars somewhat like the foam on top of a cup of hot cocoa. On Earth, the lithosphere can be pushed in response to the warmth of the Earth. Warm magma rises to the very surface and pushes the cooler, rocky lithosphere aside. The lithosphere then subducts, melts, and becomes part of the warm rising magma again. Thus on Earth, the recycling of the lithosphere keeps the lithosphere from becoming too thick. Unlike the Earth, the rocky material which comprises the lithosphere of Mars does not contain enough trapped water to allow the rocky material to slide against each other. Since portions of the rocky material cannot slide against each other, the lithosphere cannot make way for hot, rising magma from the interior of Mars. Thus the lithosphere stays in place and thickens by cooling gradually. So it is that Mars does not have plates moving on the surface.
Are the Moon and Mars the same thing?
They are both celestial bodies, both makes part of the solar system, however, the Moon ( assuming you are referring to the Earth's natural satellite) makes revolution around the Earth, and Mars, which is a planet, makes revolution around the Sun.
How is mars similar to earth in 300 words?
The planet Mars is similar to our home planet the Earth in many ways. They are both planets in our Solar System orbiting around the Sun. They are also both inner (in the inner part of our Solar System), terrestrial (relatively small and rocky) planets shaped like oblate spheroids. Both the Earth and Mars also each have an atmosphere containing large amounts of carbon dioxide, a hot inner core, natural satellite(s), and large volcanoes and craters. Both planets' surface temperatures can reach many degrees below zero as well as (in the unusual case of Mars and in the common case of the Earth) a few degrees above zero, and both planets have water in solid and gaseous forms, while there is also strong belief by many astronomers of liquid life existing on Mars, which also leads to the possibility of life on the planet, like on the Earth. Both planets Mars and the Earth also have spacecraft orbiting them.
What planet was the moon most part of?
The earth
Is the planet Mars a part of the exosphere?
No. The exosphere is the uppermost part of Earth's atmosphere. Mars is well beyond the exosphere. It is a planet in its own right just as Earth is.
Why does mars appear to travel from east to west during part of the year and from west to east during the other part of the year?
We call this "retrograde" motion. It is caused by the fact Mars is in an orbit farther out from the Sun than Earth is, but Earth and Mars are both circling the Sun. So every time the Earth starts to catch up to Mars and then PASS Mars, Mars "appears" to move backwards as we pass by.
Which planet are considered the inner planets?
In our solar system the inner planets are the first four rocky worlds, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The rest of the planets are gas giants. Pluto/Charon, part of the Kuiper Belt, is part of a cometary halo.
How earth acquired its moon?
No one can agree how earth got it's moon. Most believe that while earth was still molten something about the size of mars hit earth. This blew part of the material out which pulled together and cooled to form are moon
Is Mars luminous?
For the most part, no, Mars is not luminous. However, at certain angles, it can reflect light from the sun and be seen.
Are plants part of the environment?
yes plantes are a huge part of the enviorment.plants are what makes the air we breath if there was no plants then it would be like mars with no air.plants was one of the first things created on earth not humans not dinosaurs not animals.PLANTS.
Is there anywhere a land rover could land on mars?
Landing on Mars is easy; there are no bodies of water on Mars, it's all solid land. The difficult part is getting there from Earth. It's a long voyage.
Are the terrestrial planets part of the solar system?
Yes: the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are part of our own solar system.
What is the mass of Mars?
Compared to Earth, Mars is a tiny world. In fact, Mars' mass is only 10% the mass of the Earth. Mass of Mars is 0.107 the mass of Earth. Why does Mars have such a low mass? Partly it's because it's so small. Mars has a radius half the size of the Earth. And partly it's because Mars has a much lower density than Earth.
What are the inner planets some time called?
The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Because of the most part, they have rocky terrain, they are also called Terrestrial Planets.
What is the part of earth called that is hot like asphalt?
the mantle is the part of earth that is hot like asphalt
Why do the sun and earth belong to the milky way?
basically the milky way is a galaxy and our solar system(earth, sun, mars, etc.) is part of that galaxy.
