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Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli described his observations as "canali" - which unfortunately were optical illusions.

These canali were supposedly long straight lines on the surface of Mars to which he gave names of famous rivers on Earth. His term, which means 'channels' or 'grooves', was popularly mistranslated in English as canals.

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Which planet is famous for its canals?

Mars is the planet famous for its canals. However, it's important to note that these "canals" were a mistranslation of the term used for natural features on Mars and are not actual constructed waterways.


What do scientists believe Mars used to be like?

scientist thought that mars used to be leik full with water,plants,animals, and martians just leik Earth is leik now they thought this because when astronomers went up into space they found dry river beds whichh they called canals :D for more info you can also go to brainpop.com and search mars :D but i think u have to make an account first but its is very helpful to any questions you got


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Telescopes are commonly used by astronomers to observe objects in space such as planets, stars, and galaxies. Microscopes are not typically used by astronomers as they are designed for studying very small objects on Earth, such as cells and microbes.


How are telescopes used to assist astronomers?

Telescopes are used by astronomers to collect light from celestial objects such as stars, planets, and galaxies. They enable astronomers to study these objects in detail, revealing information about their properties, composition, and motion. Telescopes can also help astronomers in detecting and studying phenomena like supernovae, black holes, and exoplanets.


Can the pattern of dark lines recorded by a spectrograph be used to identify the elements that are in the stars atmosphere?

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Are mars suitable for vegetarians?

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What do scientists believe Mars used to be like?

scientist thought that mars used to be leik full with water,plants,animals, and martians just leik Earth is leik now they thought this because when astronomers went up into space they found dry river beds whichh they called canals :D for more info you can also go to brainpop.com and search mars :D but i think u have to make an account first but its is very helpful to any questions you got


Are Mars celebrations suitable for vegetarians?

Don't think so - the whey powder used is not suitable .


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Does Mars have canals?

There are no canals on Mars.The "problem" arose when Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli described the "lines" he saw as canali - Italian for lines or grooves.This was badly translated into English as canals and was used by Percival Lowell who prophesied that they were used to transport water from the polar caps to the "water starved populous" in the middle regions.They are in fact nothing more than optical illusions.


Why do scientist believe there used to be another planet in between Mars and Jupiter?

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