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Mars
Scientists, too, have speculated about the possibility of life on Mars. During the 1800s, some leading astronomers thought that an advanced civilization inhabited the planet — a civilization that...
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Mars’ Moons
Deimos is farther away and moves slowly from east to west. Deimos would look like a small dot of light in the sky. Phobos is slowly moving closer to Mars. In another 50 to 100 million years, it will...
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Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars, is living on borrowed time. In 70 million years or so, it will move so close to Mars that it’ll either spiral into Mars or be pulverized by its gravity. If...
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The gibbous Moon has a famous companion tonight — the planet Mars. It’s to the lower right of the Moon as they climb into good view, around midnight, and almost directly below the Moon at first light...
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The planets Mars and Saturn don’t have a lot in common. Mars is small, dense, and rocky. Saturn probably has a rocky core, but most of it is made up of gas. So while Saturn is many times larger than...
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Walking across the largest moon of Mars might be quite a jolt. Mars would spread out just 3800 miles away. A strong jump could push you out into space. And the moon’s nightside might create electric...
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Phobos, the larger moon of Mars, could be one of the solar system’s most exciting thrill rides. But if you’re not careful, it could become a little too thrilling — one big push and you’d float off into...
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