Mars, also known as “the Red Planet”, is the fourth planet from our Sun and often referred to by its nickname. Covered in reddish iron oxide, Mars features canyons, volcanoes and dry lake beds on its rocky surface. Additionally, its thin atmosphere contains carbon dioxide, nitrogen and trace amounts of water and methane gasses – […]
Color is more than simply one hue; understanding their interactions is crucial for creating presentations and selecting a color palette for projects. Tyndall and Rayleigh believed that the blue color of the sky must be due to microscopic particles of dust or droplets of water vapour in the atmosphere. Blue Light Light from the sun
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Since 1610, when scientists first made telescopic observations of Mars through telescopes, scientists have been mapping and studying it. Recently, three missions – China’s Tianwen-1 probe, United Arab Emirates Hope probe and NASA Perseverance rover – have used Mars’ 26 month orbital period to gather new information. Orbiters have provided more clarity, disproving theories about
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Sunlight from the sun passes through our atmosphere and becomes dispersed, with shorter wavelengths like blue being scattered more widely than other colors. Blue light must travel further through the atmosphere than other colors, which explains why the sky appears blue. Rayleigh Scattering Sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere is scattered by molecules and particles in
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As NASA’s Mariner IV probe returned images of Mars to earth, people worldwide watched with anticipation as the planet revealed itself to them for the first time ever. What they discovered was unimaginable to most. Planet Earth features polar caps, volcanoes, canyons and deserts – in addition to two small moons: Phobos and Deimos. Images
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Mars has long been of interest to scientists and astronomers. As one of our nearest neighbors, this planet holds many mysteries to reveal. Mars is an extremely cold planet located much further from the sun than Earth. Mars, known for its fiery hue, stands as a powerful and brave symbol. Astronomy Mars, located fourth from
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Mars has long captivated scientists, explorers and movie makers. Although it shares many characteristics with Earth, there are notable distinctions. Scientists theorize that Earth was formed along with other rocky planets within an inner part of a giant disk of gas and dust that later flattened out to form our Solar System. Earth features two
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Mars stands out in our solar system as one of its brightest planets, boasting a reddish surface dotted with craters and giant volcanoes such as Olympus Mons. Mariner space probes provided us with our first close-up images of Mars in 1965, and since then scientists have studied it carefully, uncovering evidence of past life on
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As sunlight travels through the atmosphere, its light is scattered by air molecules and particles, with shorter wavelengths such as violet and blue being dispersed more widely than longer ones (red). Sky blue color comes from sunlight which has passed through our atmosphere; lunar illumination does not have this same impact, since its beam hasn’t
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