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1 Weather on Mars Matthew Bamsey Research Affiliate, Planetary Exploration Canadian Space Agency

2 Why Mars?

3 How do we learn about Mars?

4 What do we know about Mars?

5 Mars Facts

6 Mass: 1/10 Earth Surface gravity: 1/3 Earth d 2d

7 Mars Facts

8 Does Mars have Seasons? Tilt of planet relative to Sun

9 Phobos and Deimos

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11 Atmosphere 95.3% Carbon dioxide 2.7% Nitrogen 1.6% Argon 0.1% Oxygen

12 Temperature: Earth vs. Mars Earth (  C) Mars (  C) Coldest Hottest Equilibrium+15-65

13 Environment on Mars Light Day length Radiation Micrometeoroids Weather

14 Rocks on Mars and Earth Mars and Earth - or - Earth and Mars?

15 Rocks on Mars

16 Dust storms: Earth vs Mars

17 Water on Mars?

18 On Earth, where there is water there is life Water on Mars

19 New Discoveries…

20 New Discoveries…

21 New Discoveries…

22 Evidence of Wind and Water? FLUID? WIND?

23 Mars Climate Change? Mars is now a cold dry desert – But has it always been that way?

24 Studying & Exploring Mars Google Mars: Image credit NASA/JPL/GSfC/Arizona State University

25 Exploring Mars Today – in the Canadian Arctic

26 Question How long does it take to travel to Mars? a)2 weeks b)6 months c)2 years

27 Answer b) 6 months

28 Question What are the challenges of sending people to Mars?

29 Answer Gravity Radiation Living together Air, food, water

30 Weather & Climate: Impact on Traveling to Mars Where to land.. When to land.. What to pack..

31 Mars – Maybe You?

32 Activity: Landscapes: erosion by wind or water?

33 Evidence of Wind and Water? FLUID? WIND?

34 Canadian Space Agency

35 Space Learning

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