Things scientist have discovered on Mars – The biggest question scientists have today is whether microscopic life exists beneath the Martian surface. As early as 1534 BCE, Mars was a subject of speculation by Egyptian astronomers. In the 17th century, Galileo was the first to view Mars via telescope. And it wasn’t until the mid 17th century that we began to truly study Mars with precision.
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It’s been an exciting journey piling up all the evidence and putting together the pieces of a puzzle. The history of Mars observation is a fascinating story that tells of a planet that is much more than just “Red.”
“The Red Planet” as we know it today is actually one of the more interesting spots in the solar system. And of paramount importance, it is much like Earth in many ways. For example, its length of day is 24 hours. It has seasons like Earth. It has predictable weather patterns like Earth. And yet, it is so different from Earth in many ways. This is why for hundreds of years we have sought to answer the questions: Did it ever have life? Can it sustain life? Does it have water? What is the planet’s history?
It’s no surprise that NASA is aiming for human missions to Mars sometime in the 2030s. Of all the planets, Mars is probably the best place to start if we want to begin colonizing other planets in our solar system. By the end of this article, I’ll have you ready to pack up all your things and move to Mars tomorrow. Let’s get this thing started! Where are the commercial interstellar-spacecraft already?
15. The Largest Volcano In The Solar System
Mars is home to incredibly large volcanoes. Mars’ uppermost solid crust moves differently than Earth’s. As Mars’ magnetic field faded away, plate tectonics ceased altogether and its crust would no longer fold or move. Hotspots, like Olympus Mons, the largest volcano ever discovered in the universe, remained in the same areas for over four billion years. Volcanoes on Mars are 10 to 100 times larger than the volcanoes on Earth.
Olympus Mons is also the second highest mountain in the solar system. Known as a “shield volcano,” its composition comes entirely from layers of lava, continually flowing, drying and piling. For scale, Olympus Mons is two and a half times taller than Mount Everest and covers an area about the size of Italy (120,000 sq mi). An observer standing on the surface of Mars, no matter where they are, would never be able to view the entire profile of the volcano.
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