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Mars, Our Next Home? |
Named after the Greek god of war, 'the Red Planet' has been the source of many theories of alien life form. These theories started when astronomers first started looking through telescopes. Observers noticed what looked like canals on the surface of Mars. These turned out to be naturally made. Mars has a barren dusty surface made up of soil and rocks. It also has the largest volcano in our Solar System. Olumpus Mons rises 25 km high and has more than one summit. Mars also has two small moons, called Phobos and Deimos.
Below: Rover with air bags & martian terrain heading for famous rock "Baracle Bill".
If we had to evacuate the Earth for any reason, we could establish a 'camp' of bio-thermal domes on Mars. However, this would be very difficult to do without water, of which there is none on Mars. Recently, scientists located a meteorite that landed in Antarctica several million years ago. Some scientists have speculated that the meteorite may contain microbes, and further, they are also "guessing" that the rock came from Mars. Confirmation remains to be seen.
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