The Heavens. Once an object of superstition, awe and fear. Now a vast region for growing knowledge. The distance of Venus, the atmosphere of Mars, the size of Jupiter, and the speed of Mercury. All this and more we know. But their greatest mystery the heavens have kept a secret. What sort of life, if any, inhabits these other planets? Human life, like ours? Or life extremely lower in the scale. Or dangerously higher ().
With this quote on the mind, the planet known as Mars or the Red Planet made a big divide in the scientific community. This divide is about the extinct of life on this planet. There have been numerous counts of scientific evidence that there is life on Mars. But also there has been scientific evidence that goes against this very ideal. The scientific evidence that support that there has been life and it is still there extinct today on this planet has stood the test of time even against other evidence that goes against this ideal.
Mars is most likely planet that has the ingredients of life that is need for a living organism in the solar system other than the known planet Earth. These ingredients of life are the following. The planet in question must be at the correct distance from a host star. Mars is a planet that is on the outer edge of being correct distance of its host star. Next item is that the planet must have water. Mars has water but its water is frozen in the planet ice caps or under the soil. Last is that the planet must have an atmosphere that is suitable for living organisms. Mars’s atmosphere is weak and it is being blown away by the solar winds form the host star. (""Life" on Mars") With Mars’s weak atmosphere the surface temperature of the planet is every cold and the water on the surface of plane...
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Tracy K. Smith’s “Life on Mars” is a collection of poetry dealing mainly in the search for a sense of purpose and the nature of people. The books is something of an elegy as a whole with many poems pertaining to death and the author’s struggle with the loss of her father. The poems are at once poignant and gentle in tone and leave questions than can only be answered in multiple readings. The book is segmented in four parts that travel through different topics and types of poetry. The mood ranges from passionate accounts of Orwellian politics to soft recollections of a lovers embrace; throughout the book Smith brings in references to pop culture, science, and technology that incorporate seamlessly with her words.
There is a cultural assumption that there are many alien civilizations in the universe. However, what do we really know about extraterrestrial life? With recent findings of water on Mars and the discovery of Trappist-1, there could be hope for extraterrestrial life out in the universe. Even though the water on Mars is frozen under the polar ice caps and Trappist-1 could be far from finding any alien life, there are still many articles supporting the research and looking forward to finding additional news. In the article “Could the TRAPPSIT-1 worlds harbor alien life?’ written by Liz Fuller-Wright, she reports the announcement of astronomers that they found a miniature solar system of seven Earth-sized planets. Furthermore, the argument is effective towards bright individuals because it makes one think about what it will be if there was actually life outside of Earth.
In conclusion, not one of Percival Lowell’s theories was ever right. However, he left behind a legacy for future space pioneers, as well as being a symbol of hope. He has also left behind a legacy for the public, which has never seemed to have gotten rid of the notion that there is life on Mars.
This planet is about half the size of Earth, and the second smallest planet in our Solar system. Mars is usually known as the “Red Planet” because of its red color, which is due to the concentration of iron oxide and dust and rock covering its surface, yet it’s the main component is Carbon Dioxide. Mars has a very thin atmosphere, which leads to a wide range in temperatures because it cannot trap solar heat. Hence, Mars’ temperature is a lot colder than that of Earth’s, at about minus 80° Fahrenheit. Mars is home to the highest mountains and volcanoes in the Solar System, such as Olympus Mons (biggest volcano) and Valles Marineris (one of the largest canyons). Mars experiences seasons just like Earth, except that they are twice as long as that of Earth’s. The explanation for these giant mountains is Mars weak surface gravity. Mars has two known moons, Phobos, and Deimos. Mars is currently a very important target for NASA and other space exploration because it is the planet most prone to life, after Earth.
In mid March of 1998, a scientific break through occurred for the engineers at NASA. The space probe that they sent to Mars came back and, for the first time, contained readable and usable photographs of the planet's landscape. Full of pride over their latest achievement, NASA posted the information on the Internet. This allowed astronomy enthusiasts, students, and other interested individuals to take a first hand look at the, never before seen, Martian Landscape. (NASA)
The existence of life – Aliens, beyond our planet has been a controversial topic for several centuries, and is a debatable issue even today in the 21st century. What is our topic you may ask? Aliens, Do, Exist. According to theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, it would be improbable for life not to exist somewhere other than Earth. This is a bold claim, but there is evidence to support this statement. The evidence we seek is in the many Alien occurrences we have experienced throughout human history.
Mars is a planet that is 35 million miles away from us, yet it is one of the closest neighbors we have. From 8 years old kids to scientists who are 80, all dreamed of being on Mars. Even if the manned Mars mission would not be a reality until late 2020s, thousands of hardworking individuals are chasing their dreams. The Martian is a science fiction novel written by Andy Weir that focuses on the survival of astronaut, Mark Watney on Mars. Watney was one of the 6 astronauts on Eris 3 program; unfortunately Watney was left stranded on Mars during an emergency evacuation.
Poetry is known as an avenue to express one’s true thoughts and feelings in disguise, almost like sharing a secret
Scientists have dreamt over the possibility that it may be possible to live on another planet. Some think that Mars has that potential to support life, if it's hidden resources are uncovered and exploited to their full potential. There is even evidence that it once contained enough water that it had been possible to hold life. Think about it, what if we could transform it into such a place, even if only our children's children get to see any result? The following will describe Mars, present evidence of ice and water, give possible ideas for the future exploration of Mars, and give reasons for why it is important.
Jakosky, Bruce. The Search for Life on Other Planets. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Mars, the beautiful red planet, is the most similar planet to earth. The terrain in general is very close to what we are used to on earth, minus the vegetation. Earth and Mars both contain polar ice caps. Mars also has water throughout the planet, but it is mostly subsoil.
Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has watched the brilliant red wanderer in the night sky, always fascinated, always wondering, and always striving to know more. Whether or not there was life on Mars was a question even before Lowell imagined advanced civilizations building complex canal systems. Comparisons were constantly being drawn between Earth and her red sister. If life existed on Mars, where did it come from? Perhaps Earth and Mars were indeed similar, and however life had begun on Earth was the same mechanism by which life began on Mars. Thus, if it were possible to know the conditions that had been conducive to life on Earth, and if those same conditions ever existed on Mars, it might be possible to predict whether or not life could have ever formed on the surface of Mars.
Recently, two probes were sent back and they made it to Mars. They landed on the South Polar Caps of Mars. That is where NASA plans to find water. After landing on Mars, the probes extracted water like crystals from the surface of Mars. They found that there was a small amount of water in the crystals, which means that there is a strong chance that life, was on Mars at one time.
Just because a planet has water and oxygen does not mean it will have life. This is because life cannot just be thrown into a very cold planet. Life would have to adapt and evolve to resist the cold, which can take millions of years. For example Humans evolved because they needed tools to defend themselves from other species. This took around two million years to evolve, so just imagine how long it will take to adapt to the freezing temperatures of Mars.
Every one had thought it was a baby and wherever there is a baby there is most likely a mother and father. So everyone was thinking that there was a civilization of those creatures on Mars. August 9, 2043 The weird creature had started to grow faster and was getting smarter by the minute on planet earth.