Planet Mars

Mars Bar is named after the red planet, Mars. It is a popular chocolate bar with a nougat and caramel center, coated in milk chocolate.

Mars has a cold and dry climate with temperatures ranging from about -195°F to 70°F. The planet experiences dust storms, often covering the entire surface and lasting for weeks to months. Mars also has polar ice caps made of mostly water and carbon dioxide.

Yes, there are plans to establish a human settlement on Mars in the future. Organizations like SpaceX and NASA are actively working on developing technologies for long-term human missions to Mars. These plans include sending astronauts to conduct research, explore the planet, and potentially establish a sustainable human presence.

Mars is always rotating around the Sun, 24/7. Every planet does that.

Jupiter is much larger in size compared to Mars, with Jupiter being the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a gas giant composed mostly of hydrogen and helium, while Mars is a rocky planet with a thin atmosphere. Jupiter has a system of rings and many moons, while Mars has a thin atmosphere and evidence of past water flow on its surface.

No, Olympus Mons is not a crater. It is a very large shield volcano on Mars, the tallest volcano in the solar system, and one of the largest mountains in the entire solar system. It was formed through repeated eruptions of lava over billions of years.

The apparent backward motion of Mars, known as retrograde motion, occurs when Earth passes Mars in their respective orbits around the Sun. This creates an optical illusion, making it seem like Mars is moving backward in the night sky. In reality, both planets continue to orbit the Sun in the same direction.

Mars' period of rotation on its axis is 24.6 hours, so its day is about 36 minutes longer than an earth day. So there would be 41 days on Earth in the same time as 40 days on Mars. If you were working on Mars, you probably would not notice the difference, as you would be taking care of many other things.

If it's budgeted and funded, there could be a manned launch within the next 15 years. Budgeting and funding are by no means certain. The program to develop the launch vehicle is on the "drawing board". There are technical and engineering problems to be solved, and nothing has been constructed yet. The project is a long way from setting a launch date.

Mars' orbital period is 686.971 (Earth) days or 1.8808 Julian years.

The period of Mars' sidereal rotation (the time it takes for a star other than the sun to go from due south on one Martian day to due south on the next) is 24.6229 hours or 24 hours, 37 minutes, 22.66 seconds. The Martian solar day (average noon to noon on Mars) is 24 hours 39 minutes, 35.244 seconds.

This means that a Martian year is 668.5991 Martian solar days.

Mars rotates on its axis in 24.6 hours. So the cycles of light and dark are very similar to those on the earth. One half of the rotation period is 12.3 hours ... just about 18 minutes longer than on earth. But we can't say that this is how long the daylight lasts. The days get longer and shorter in the course of the Martian year (687 earth days), for the same reason as on earth ... the planet's equator is tilted 24.9 degrees out of the plane of its orbit, compared to the earth's 23.5 degrees. Buit we can say that in the course of a Martian year, the average length of daylight for anyplace on the planet's surface is 12hours 18minutes.

Phobos is one of the moons of Mars. Mars averages 1.52 AU from the Sun, while the Earth averages 1 AU from the Sun.

So at conjunction (when Mars is closest to Earth), Mars is about .5 AU away, and at opposition (Mars on the other side of the Sun from us) Mars is about 2.5 AU away.

This is an over-simplification; Mars' orbit is more eccentric than Earth's, by about 9%. Sometimes Mars is a little closer than .52 AU at conjunction, and sometimes it is a little further away. But not by much.

People could not survive on Mars if they walked around in their simmer clothing, or their Arctic clothing. The Martian atmosphere has no oxygen and is too thin for us in any case. The temperatures are generally very cold and there is no source of water.

People equipped with enclosed living spaces supplied with adequate heat and light, sourcesof food and water, and a reasonable expectation of being able to leave, might survive while their thnology was functional.

Mars has two prominent rings that are composed of primarily dust and rocks. These rings are relatively small compared to other planets' rings, such as those around Saturn.

Mars was observed by the Egyptians because it was the brightest star in the sky. at the time it was just another star and the concept of planet revolving around the sun had not yet been brought forward. However by the time the Egyptians started to take note of the heavenly body's they would certainly have a special place set aside for it as it did not behave as did normal stars.

While historians maintain that the water cycle, or hydrological cycle was discovered over several painstaking years, the man most accredited for recording the information is Bernard Palissy. If you might be religious about this it does mention about this in the Bible. Read Job 36: 27-29. (Thanks to ID1191356232)

Mars currently does not have the conditions necessary to support life as we know it. It has a thin atmosphere, low temperatures, and lack of liquid water on its surface. However, scientists are exploring ways to potentially terraform Mars in the future to make it more hospitable for life.

No, no humans have traveled to Mars yet. However, there have been robotic missions by spacecraft like the Mars rovers and landers that have explored the surface of Mars. NASA is planning for future manned missions to Mars, but as of now, nobody has been there.

Establishing a colony on Mars could serve as a backup plan for human survival in case of a catastrophic event on Earth. It could also foster advancements in space exploration technology and provide valuable insights into the potential for life on other planets. However, significant challenges such as the harsh Martian environment, limited resources, and the long-term impact on human health and psychology would need to be carefully addressed.

The Earth's distance from the moon or Mars is always changing. The closest the moon can get to Earth is 225,622 miles. The farthest it can get is 252,088 miles. The closest possible distance from Earth to Mars is 33.9 million miles. Therefore the Earth is always much closer to the moon than Mars, no matter where they are in orbit.

No, not all rocks on Mars are covered with rusty dust. On Mars, the rusty dust is predominantly found on the surface due to the presence of iron oxide, giving Mars its reddish color. However, beneath the surface, rocks may have different compositions and may not be covered with the same dust.

Mars bars likely avoided Maniac in the early morning because they were nervous or fearful of strangers in dark or secluded places. It is generally safer for animals to be cautious of unfamiliar humans, especially when they are more vulnerable during certain times of the day.

Mars is dangerous. It is because of the chemicals and methane in the air, causing it to be dangerously hot at times. Chemicals and gases in the air cause a sort of "blanket" around the surface, sort of like the greenhouse effect on Earth.

Winds on Mars are primarily caused by variations in temperature and pressure due to the planet's thin atmosphere. These temperature and pressure differences create air movement, resulting in winds that can carry dust and shape the Martian landscape.

The Earth and mars are "sort of" close every 22 months or so as the Earth and Mars both follow their respective orbits around the Sun. We will be "sort of" close to Mars in January 2010, and a little closer in November 2011.