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Red Planet
Activities- Compare and contrast the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars with those experienced on Earth.
- Describe the evidence from spacecraft that has led scientists to believe that liquid water once flowed on the surface of Mars.
- Research and describe the similarities and differences between volcanoes on Earth and Mars. Why are volcanoes on Mars larger than those on Earth?
- Explain why Earth's sky is blue, whereas on Mars it is pinkish in colour.
- Carbon dioxide is almost as abundant in the atmosphere of Mars as it is in the Venusian atmosphere. Why is there no runaway greenhouse effect on Mars?
- Mars is often described as the planet which is the 'least unlike' Earth. Justify this statement.
- Research and report on the current status of the debate concerning life on Mars. Do you think Mars could be as barren and sterile as the Moon?
- Imagine you are an astronaut living on Mars, and you have a motorised vehicle for exploring the planet. Where would you like to go, and why?
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