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Why do astronomers think that the southern polar cap of mars has water ice under the carbon dioxide ice?
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Astronomers think that there is water under the carbon dioxide ice because of its constant bubling in the ice you may not think that's why but we have been examing it constantly and watching the videos from the mars rover. did you know that mars has two moons named Phobos and Deimos both thoose names are Greek names. They are named after the gods of war who discovered mars in 1605. Phobos meaning fear and Deimos meaning panic or terror! oh and if you have anymore questions just e-mail me my e-mail is Taylor.parkes@hotmail.com my name is Taylor and you are allowed to add me on msn i really don't care but I'm not on every day because i am an astronaut so i go away a lot. Bye and thanks for letting me answer your questions.
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Why do astronomers hypothesize that the southern polar cap of mars has water ice under the carbon dioxide ice?
because the temperature changes over night
The polar ice caps of Mars is believed to consist mostly of?
frozen carbon dioxide
Which polar cap on Mars is larger and colder?
Mars Polar CapThe southern polar cap is larger and colder. It is composed of carbon dioxide (dry ice) while the northern is mainly water ice (which freezes at a warmer temperature, therefore the dry ice cap in the south is colder).
Mars polar caps are made of?
The polar ice caps on mars are mainlt CO2 ice, frozen carbon dioxide. This is sometimes called `dry ice` on earth as it goes directly from gas to solid form with no liquid phase at normal pressures.
How long is the day in winter and summer?
That varies a lot depending on the latitude, from 12 hour day throught Winter and Summer (at the equator), to the Sun being above the horizon all the time, i.e., 24-hour day (in summer, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle), or all the time under the horizon, i.e. 0-hour day (in winter, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle).That varies a lot depending on the latitude, from 12 hour day throught Winter and Summer (at the equator), to the Sun being above the horizon all the time, i.e., 24-hour day (in summer, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle), or all the time under the horizon, i.e. 0-hour day (in winter, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle).That varies a lot depending on the latitude, from 12 hour day throught Winter and Summer (at the equator), to the Sun being above the horizon all the time, i.e., 24-hour day (in summer, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle), or all the time under the horizon, i.e. 0-hour day (in winter, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle).That varies a lot depending on the latitude, from 12 hour day throught Winter and Summer (at the equator), to the Sun being above the horizon all the time, i.e., 24-hour day (in summer, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle), or all the time under the horizon, i.e. 0-hour day (in winter, north of the northern polar circle or south of the southern polar circle).
Why do astronomers hypothesize that the southern polar cap of mars has water ice under the carbon dioxide ice?
because the temperature changes over night
What planet has a southern pole of carbon dioxcide?
While the Martian polar caps are mostly water ice, Mars does have a permanent southern polar cap layer of carbon dioxide about eight meters thick.
What molecules possesses polar bonds but is not polar methane sodium chloride carbon dioxide water?
Carbon dioxide
What type of bond does carbon dioxide have?
Carbon dioxide has polar molecular bonds. However, in overall, it is a non polar, linear molecule.
Is corbon dioxide polar or non-polar?
Carbon dioxide is a non-polar molecule containing polar covalent bonds in its atoms.
Is a carbon dioxide molecule polar or nonpolar?
non-polar molecule
What type of bond ionic or molecular and polar or non polar is sodium iodide and carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas?
Sodium iodide has ionic bonds, which are always polar. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas both have molecular (covalent) bonds; the ones in carbon dioxide are polar and those in elemental hydrogen molecules (H2) are nonpolar.
Name a non-polar covalent molecule having polar bonds?
carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a non polar molecule true or false?
True. Carbon dioxide is a nonpolar molecule because it has a symmetrical linear shape with the same atoms on either side of the central carbon atom, resulting in a balanced distribution of charge.
Is carbon dioxide polar or non- polar?
It is a non-polar molecule. But it has polar covalent bonds between its atoms
Where is Mars CO2 stored?
The atmosphere of Mars contain 95,32 % carbon dioxide. In the polar zones carbon dioxide is as dry ice.
Does carbon dioxide contain a polar or non-polar bond?
Carbon dioxide contains non-polar bonds because the molecule is linear and symmetrical, resulting in equal sharing of electrons between carbon and oxygen atoms. This balanced distribution of electrons means there is no significant charge separation to create a polarity in the molecule.
