SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SPACE EXPLORATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mars has an atmosphere mostly made up of
A
air
B
carbon dioxide
C
oxygen
D
hydrogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mars’ atmosphere however is 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and it has traces of oxygen, carbon monoxide, water, methane, and other gases, along with a lot of dust. Dust hanging in the air colors Martian skies tan in photos taken from the surface. Relative to Earth, the air on Mars is extremely thin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mars’ atmosphere is 96% carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main reason Mars is 95% CO2 now is because it’s small and it doesn’t have a good magnetic field, only small localized ones. It lost most of it’s atmosphere and nearly all of it’s lighter gas molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mars atmosphere composition According to ESA (opens in new tab), Mars’ atmosphere is composed of 95.32% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, 1.6% argon and 0.13% oxygen. The atmospheric pressure at the surface is 6.35 mbar which is over 100 times less Earth’s.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mars’ atmosphere is about 95 percent carbon dioxide, in contrast to Earth’s much thicker atmosphere, which is less than . 04 percent carbon dioxide.

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