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The Challenge of Living Mars - Coggle Diagram
The Challenge of Living Mars
Rotation
It is farther from the Sun so it's rotation lasts longer
A year on Mars is 687 days
Mars is very cold
It's atmosphere is 100 times thiner than Earth
It's farther from the Sun
Average temperature= - 62°C
Lowest temperature= -126°C
Highest temperature= 21°C
Dust
Lots of sand and rocks
Powerful storms
Last sometimes weeks or even months
The planet is covered with dust
Radiation
Higher levels of radiation due to it's thin atmosphere
Air
The air is mainly made up from carbon dioxide
There is no natural way of producing oxigen
You would only be able to breath using an astronaut suit.
Water
There is no large liquid water bodies
The only water found is frozen in places near the poles
It would be very difficult to extract water and sustain a civilization
Gravity
The gravity is only 38% taking Earth´s one as 100%
It
