Planet Rock

nation has done extensive research about this planet. There are many aspects about Mars that is still yet to be uncovered. Many people wonder if life is sustainable on Mars. There are many similar aspects between Mars and Earth, but no astronaut has been to Mars yet. Until there is a manned mission to Mars we may not know if life will be able to survive on this planet. Mars has a very extensive history and we are still learning about this planet. Although we have learned an extensive…

The interest in the planet of mars goes way back in history. People have always seemed to be interested in what it has to offer for us. Mars is continuously used in movies, shows, and other forms of entertainment because it is such a mysterious topic. Stated in the novel Destination Mars, written by Rod Pyle, he mentions that Mars is the planet of dreams. People will always look to Mars to clench their thirst for mystery and potential for an alternate place to live. According to scientist they…

To understand the Geology of Mars, or any other planet, it is necessary to have knowledge of formation of the Universe that lead to the assimilation of galaxies and all contained within them. This is essay will look at the beginning of the universe and the chemical reactions which led to the formation of stars, planets, moons, asteroid belts, comets and meteorites. Then, focusing on Mars, discuss the planets geological features and the instruments used to study them, from its inner core to upper…

from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), have created a mission to “Explore the Earth Under the Sea”, and have proposed a billion dollar plan to drill and extract samples from the Earth’s Mantle and to eventually find out more about the planet on which…

Basin, Valles Marineris. For long, it was thought there was water on Mars because we could see what looked like canals. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are irregular (not spherical) Jupiter 5th planet from the Sun Named after the Roman God of Thunder Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Solar Sytem, and makes up 90% of the mass of it (Sun excluded) It is a Gas Giant It is the fourth brightest item in the sky (after Venus) Its atmosphere is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.…

A water molecule is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Oxygen and Hydrogen are gases but when combined form into a liquid compound; water. The hydrogen atoms make an angle of around 105 degrees with the oxygen atom. The oxygen atom dominates an end of the molecule while the hydrogen atoms dominate the other. The asymmetry of the water molecule causes the oxygen end to have a slight negative charge while the hydrogen end has a slightly positive charge. A molecule with both (-) and…

Some examples of the events that were realistic was when there was lava being shown at the inner core when they reached it. I know this is true because the inner core contains lava and molten rock because it is so hot. Another part in this movie that I found realistic was when the Earth's atmosphere started breaking, we saw that people were getting burned because the sun’s rays were coming through and burning everything. This is true because…

newest and smallest known planet in our solar system. Pluto, for 75 years would be thought of as the ninth planet in our solar system. It wasn’t until the discovery of Eris in 2005 that astronomers began to question what defines a planet. After the discovery of Eris and other celestial objects such as MakeMake, Pluto along these new discoveries have been defined as dwarf planets. They are categorized as dwarf planets because they are smaller compared to the other planets and with their size, are…

Precambrian Era, nobody had a clue. Until humans researched the resources left behind. Back in the Precambrian Era . Earth was born. 4.6 million years ago, not even that many.! Stars and the planets were too! Rocks and much more formed on land. They are very old also known as “ancient.” The oldest rock were from Western Australia, known as Zircon Crystals. Finally oxygen and other natural elements have risen. The ozone layer also formed. After the Precambrian Era,…

Drake’s equation, while slightly more optimistic, still reduces the probability of communicating with other intelligent life to near zero: multiply the number of stars by the fraction of those with solar systems, then again by the fraction of habitable planets, then again by the fraction of those that developed life, then again by the fraction of those that evolved to intelligent life, and then one last time by the fraction that may then be capable of interstellar travel or communication (Tyson,…