Mars is a planet full of mysteries and wonders. Mars is such mystery to astronomers because of the craters and channels in the planet that may have once had water, or life. There have been missions to Mars, but not with humans. Astronomers have studied Mars enough to figure out the physical characteristics, the Composition and structure, and the moons of Mars.
Mars is full of mysteries as well as it’s physical characteristics. Planet Mars is known for the rust color which is due to the iron-rich minerals in the planets regolith. A regolith is a layer of unconsolidated rocky material covering the bedrock. The red planet is home to the highest mountain and deepest, longest valley in the entire solar system. The mountain Olympus Mons is about 17 miles high, which is about 3 times as tall as Mount Everest(Choi, Charles). Also, the valley Valles Marineris can go as deep as 6 miles and runs east-west for roughly 2,500 miles. Even though red usually means hot, the planet Mars is very cold. The average temperature of Mars is minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit(Choi, Charles). The temperature range...
In the story, "The View of Me From Mars," Lee K. Abott writes a story about a father and son relationship. In this story the father realizes that he isn't perfect and tries to have his son cover up his own mistake. Lee K. Abott, though being subtle, makes it known, through the characters he uses, that a person can't believe everything he sees. The author successfully enlightens the reader with his use of point of view, characterization, and theme to make the reader feel sympathy and to give the story credibility.
“All the facts about Mars are accurate, as well as the physics of space travel the story presents. I even calculated the various orbital paths involved in the story, which required me to write my own software to track constant-thrust trajectories,” Andy Weir on the scientific and mathematical attention to the book The Martian. There is no doubting Andy’s attention to detail. He used his dreams to create a story and backed it up with hard facts. Drew Goddard’s film adaptation, however, lacked a moral judgement in keeping the ending honest. He failed to incorporate the facts which Mark Watney clearly explained in the novel. Finally, the emotions towards the main character, Mark Watney, was somewhat clouded in the film. Moreover, the movie version of The Martian by Andy Weir is an unacceptable adaptation, because the conflicting purposes caused intense changes to the story.
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.
I definitely thought it was quite bizarre, and in the beginning I wasn’t too sure if I agreed with their theories of how the town came to be. Particularly that they are able to hide the secret city on Mars for so long and go in secret on a rocket to outer space seemed so far fetched for me to believe.
As the humans from Earth started sending out expeditions to Mars they didn't know whether to except any Martians at all. The first expedition to land on Mars had failed, killed of by Yll, a Martian who's wife had a dream about the expeditions arrival. “It came from a long way off. One shot. The swift humming distant bees. One shot. And then a second shot, precise and cold, and far away”(15). This was the first failure of the Earth men to Mars, they weren’t prepared at all for what the planet and its inhabitants were capable of. The second expedition to land of Mars was the one of Captain Williams. The crazy notion that the Earth men were being mistaken for being insane gets them killed after being put in as insane asylum. “You sad creature. I shall put you out of this misery which has driven you to imagine this rocket and these three men. It will be engrossing to watch your friends and your rocket vanish once I have killed you”(38). The third expedition which also did not succeed in colonizing Mars were caught in a trap from the Martians. Captain Black starts to doubt the city in which his crew lands on and if it really is the type of paradise that brings back deceased family members. “Well, what would the best weapon be that a Martian could use against Earth Men with atomic weapons? The answer was interesting. Telepathy, hypnosis, memory, and
Today, we know quite a bit about Mars. Nasa recently found water, we know its dimensions, and we haven’t found any signs of life. However, in 1950, we knew significantly less. Ray Bradbury took this to his advantage and wrote about a Mars with not only life, but civilization. Years later, Hollywood decided to turn his stories into a cheesy, and partially accurate TV show. Though Hollywood was for the most part loyal to Bradbury’s stories, there were definitely some changes, especially in “And the Moon be Still be as Bright.”
Have you ever looked up in the sky and wondered if there is life elsewhere in the universe? Have you ever looked at a photograph of Mars and wondered if there really was ever life on it? People have a wide variety of opinions regarding these questions and with good reason. As far back as the broadcast of H. G. Well's novel, "The War of the Worlds", the world has been fascinated with the possibilities of what Mars may hold. Over time, the majority of people have come to realize that there is no way that life can currently be on Mars. Those who are uncertain think there may be microscopic bacteria underground.
Saturn Saturn, one of the four gas planets in the solar system, is no doubt the most mysterious. The puzzling questions about this extraordinary planet has had scientists wondering and researching since it was first discovered. Now that NASA has sent missions to Saturn, we are starting to understand more and more. Saturn is a unique planet because of its magnificent size, its rare atmosphere, and several rings unlike any other planet.
Few scientists believed it was a alien artifact. The face on Mars has become a pop icon. Alien artifact, face is a natural landform, and natural landform vs alien artifact.
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.
Mars is smaller than earth by 6,779 kilometers in diameter. Being a desert planet, Mars has the same amount of dry land as Earth. Mars has a diameter of 4,222 miles 6,794 kilometers, but from pole to pole, the diameter is 4,196 miles 6,752 kilometers. Earth and Mars have different plate tectonics.
Since 1976, when the Viking Landers took off toward the red planet, people have been wondering if there is life on Mars. There have been questions of pictures taken from Mars and skepticism about why some of the recent landings have failed. Scientists, up till now, have been doubtful about life on Mars.
Humans can expect to face some major challenges on an expedition to Mars. It has been proven that humanity can travel in space for over two years. Cumulatively, Sergei Constantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, has spent over eight-hundred and three days in Earth orbit (Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2005). The expedition to Mars would require the crew to endure a six month journey to the planet, a year of living on the planet, and a six months journey back to Earth. Russian cosmonaut, Valery V. Polyakoz, clocking in at four-hundred and thirty-eight days for just one stay in Earth orbit, shows humanity is capable of a twelve month round trip to Mars (Schwirtz, 2009). Earth's orbit has provided some benefits to space exploration, like the magnetic field from cosmic radiation, and the proximity to Earth if an emergency were to arise (Jones, 2009). The further humans travel away from Earth the greater the risks become. The major risks to human health on a flight to Mars, living on Mars, and returning to Earth are: radiation exposure, biological problems induced by weightlessness, spacecraft malfunctions, and psychological problems brought on by isolation.
Mars is a very similar planet to earth in relation to size and atmosphere. Therefore it seemed like the most likely place to search for life. At the end of the 19th century, an American named Percival Lowell built himself an observatory so that it was possible for him to study Mars in intimate detail when its orbit was closest to Earth. At this time it had recently been suggested that the planet had a system of channels on the surface, present from the evaporation of flowing water. Looking through his telescope Lowell became convinced he could see a network of artificial canals. This led him to believe that there were intelligent beings on Mars who had built these canals. However, spacecraft have now visited Mars and found that there is no evidence of water at all. It is now thought that the lines he could see were the combination of Lowell's overactive imagination, and scratches on the lens of his telescope. We are now searching one of Jupiter's moons, Europa, as this seems to be the next likely place to hold life.
The fourth planet from the sun is Mars. “Mars is named after a mythological figure-the Roman God of War. Due to Mars color it is also known as the red planet. Mercury is the tiniest planet then Mars. Scientist have found that mars has the largest mountain compared to the other planets. Furthermore, this mountain is named Olympus Mons, it is a shield volcano, it is 21 km high and 600 km in diameter. Scientist have discovered recent lava on the planet, therefore the volcano may still be active.