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How do you know so much about the surface of Mars when no man has ever set foot on the planet?
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∙ 12y ago
We know the specific answers to specific questions that the probes were designed to find out. There have been several Mars landers, starting with two Viking probes that landed on July 20, 1976. (The first one was supposed to land on July 4, 1976 on the Bicentennial day - but there were Martian duststorms that lasted for weeks. So it landed on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon.)
Then the Mars Rover landed in the 1990's, and then two more - Spirit and Opportunity - five years ago. Between the satellite Photography and the landers, we learned a LOT about Mars from our robot probes.
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Who is the first to set foot on mars?
As of 2013, humans have not been to Mars.The first man to step on Mars was......... no one, no man has ever been on Mars, only the mars Rover, a little robot like machine that takes pictures and sand samples of the earth like planet, Mars!!
Has anyone ever set foot on Neptune?
No so far no man has set foot on the planet Neptune.
What time is it on Mars?
THERE IS NO TIME ZONE ON MARS..... And since no one has ever set foot on mars there is no way to calculate time. When an unmanned spaceship arrives at Mars it is probably calculated to Houston (central) time.
Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
I don't think so; not that we are aware of. No. The onyl place other than Earth where humans have set foot is the moon.
What is the planet Mars and what are some of the info?
Mars Picture MarsMars is the fourth planet from the sun. It is a reddish planet covered with rocks and craters , or big holes. Mars was named after the ancient Roman god of war. Some scientists believe life may have existed on Mars billions of years ago, but there is no proof that anything is alive on the planet today.Mars travels around the sun in an elliptical, or oval-shaped, orbit. It takes about 687 Earth days for Mars to go all the way around the sun. Mars has two small moons called Phobos and Deimos.The surface of Mars looks more like Earth's than the surface of any other planet does. Even so, the plants and animals that live on Earth could not live on Mars. Its ground is too cold-it is usually below 32 °F (0 °C), the freezing point of water. Also, the air of Mars has almost no oxygen. People and animals need oxygen to breathe.PictureMars in the solar systemScientists have studied Mars through telescopes for many years. In 1965, the United States spacecraft Mariner 4 flew near Mars and took pictures of its surface. In 1976, the U.S. Viking 1 and Viking 2 were the first spacecraft to land on Mars. They took pictures and collected soil samples. The U.S. Pathfinder probe landed on Mars in 1997. All these spacecraft were controlled by radio signals from Earth. As yet, no people have set foot on Mars. In August 2005, the United States launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which went into orbit around Mars in March 2006. The craft was designed to study the planet's structure and atmosphere and to look for landing sites for future lander and rover missions.
How do we know so much about the surface of mars when no man has ever set foot on the planet?
We have sent robots to investigate.
Who was the first man to be on planet mars. com?
Nobody has ever stepped foot on Mars. Only rovers have been on Mars.
Who was the 1 person to land on planet mars?
At present no human has ever travelled to Mars and so, at present no human has ever landed on it.
Has anyone ever step foot on mars?
No, no human being has ever stepped foot on mars.
Who is the first to set foot on mars?
As of 2013, humans have not been to Mars.The first man to step on Mars was......... no one, no man has ever been on Mars, only the mars Rover, a little robot like machine that takes pictures and sand samples of the earth like planet, Mars!!
Is there human being ever set foot on mars?
No
Is there any person who landed on Mars?
No human beings have ever set foot on Mars.
Have humans ever steped foot on mars?
The farthest that humans have ever ventured from Earth was the surface of the moon.That happened six times. The last time was 40 years ago. There's no current plan to do it again,and that place is about 1/2 percentof the closest to Earth that Mars can ever get.
Have humans ever set a foot on mars?
No, the farthest we've been is the moon. We have sent robots to Mars, though.
Who was the first person to go to another planet?
No human has ever set foot on another planet
Did America ever go to the moon?
The USA is currently the only nation of the planet Earth to set foot on the lunar surface.
Who is the person who put the first step on mars?
No one has ever set foot on the moon
