Mars was made uninhabitable when its surface water was absorbed into the planet’s crust, Oxford scientists have concluded.A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford suggests the water is still there, locked into the planet’s surface due to chemical reactions with its rocky crust.
The biggest difference being that Mars has more iron in its mantle rocks, as the planet formed under marginally more oxidizing conditions,” said Dr. Wade.The atmosphere of Mars is mostly carbon dioxide, the surface of the planet is too cold to sustain human life, and the planet’s gravity is a mere 38% of Earth’s. The atmosphere on Mars is equivalent to about 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere at sea level.The scientists found that rocks on Mars were capable of holding about 25% more water than those found on Eart and that these rocks transport water into the planet’s interior.
About Mars Planet
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.The reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.That's why it also referred to as the "Red Planet".
Distance from Sun: 227.9 million km
Gravity: 3.711 m/s²
Radius: 3,390 km
Mass: 6.39 × 10^23 kg (0.107 M⊕)
Orbital period: 687 days
Moons: Phobos, Deimos
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The biggest difference being that Mars has more iron in its mantle rocks, as the planet formed under marginally more oxidizing conditions,” said Dr. Wade.The atmosphere of Mars is mostly carbon dioxide, the surface of the planet is too cold to sustain human life, and the planet’s gravity is a mere 38% of Earth’s. The atmosphere on Mars is equivalent to about 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere at sea level.The scientists found that rocks on Mars were capable of holding about 25% more water than those found on Eart and that these rocks transport water into the planet’s interior.
About Mars Planet
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.The reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.That's why it also referred to as the "Red Planet".
Distance from Sun: 227.9 million km
Gravity: 3.711 m/s²
Radius: 3,390 km
Mass: 6.39 × 10^23 kg (0.107 M⊕)
Orbital period: 687 days
Moons: Phobos, Deimos
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