KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Alabama
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Iceland
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Antarctica
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China
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Detailed explanation-1: -Of all the diverse landscapes on Earth, the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica may be the most like Mars. Extremely cold and extremely dry, the Dry Valleys are located near McMurdo Sound on the coast of Antarctica (roughly 77° South, 161° East).
Detailed explanation-2: -That’s 93 degrees below zero on the Celsius scale, and significantly colder than the average temperature on Mars, which is roughly 80 below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. These Antarctic death traps do have air to breathe, they beat Mars in that respect, but that’s about it.
Detailed explanation-3: -This makes Antarctica the closest equivalent to Mars in terms of ice volume, since Antarctica’s sheets are around the same thickness. Moreover, Antarctica’s Dry Valleys are so Mars-like they’ve even been used as a testing ground for future Martian outposts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Temperatures on Mars average about-81 degrees F. However, temperatures range from around-220 degrees F. in the wintertime at the poles, to +70 degrees F. over the lower latitudes in the summer.