Mars General Circulation Model The Mars general circulation model is the result of a research project by NASA to understand the nature of the general...

observed in winter. Predictions from the Mars General Circulation Model are consistent with these observations. Mars has ice caps at its north pole and south...

the winter hemisphere. Analogous circulations may occur in extraterrestrial atmospheres, such as on Venus and Mars. Global climate is greatly influenced...

have been active on ancient Mars, though this remains contentious. Objections chiefly arise from repeated results from models of martian paleoclimate suggesting...

precise topographic maps of Mars. The precision maps are applicable to studies in geophysics, geology and atmospheric circulation. MOLA also functioned as...

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet...

1996 book The Case for Mars. It now serves as a staple of Zubrin's speaking engagements and general advocacy as head of the Mars Society, an organization...

detection of O 2 1.27 μ m nightglow emission at Mars with OMEGA/MEX and comparison with general circulation model predictions". Journal of Geophysical Research:...

circulatory system has two divisions, a systemic circulation or circuit, and a pulmonary circulation or circuit. Some sources use the terms cardiovascular...

measurements from the MOLA instrument, Mars Climate Sounder (MCS), and the Martian General Circulation Model (MGCM), point to cloud formations on the...

Mars may contain ores that would be very useful to potential colonists. The abundance of volcanic features together with widespread cratering are strong...

specific elements of the modern model of pulmonary circulation: Hippocrates for being the first to describe pulmonary circulation as a discrete system separable...

Mars MetNet was a planned atmospheric science mission to Mars, initiated by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) together with Russia and Spain...

average gravitational acceleration on Mars is 3.728 m/s2 (about 38% of the gravity of Earth) and it varies. In general, topography-controlled isostasy drives...

Sol (borrowed from the Latin word for sun) is a solar day on Mars; that is, a Mars-day. A sol is the apparent interval between two successive returns...

principle cannot be driven by inviscid axisymmetric circulations. Assimilated data and general circulation model (GCM) simulation suggest that super-rotating...

The Mars ocean theory states that nearly a third of the surface of Mars was covered by an ocean of liquid water early in the planet's geologic history...

humans to Mars has been the subject of aerospace engineering and scientific studies since the late 1940s as part of the broader exploration of Mars. Long-term...

gravity and topography of Mars to constrain the location of the dichotomy beneath the Tharsis rise, thus creating an elliptical model of the dichotomy boundary...

Hellenistic astronomers developed a geocentric model to explain the planet's motions. Measurements of Mars' angular diameter can be found in ancient Greek...

methane on Mars refers to reports of detection of methane (CH4) in Mars’ atmosphere. The potential presence of methane in the atmosphere of Mars may indicate...

The colonization of Mars is the proposed process of establishing permanent human settlements on the planet Mars. Most colonization concepts focus on settling...

perturbations on Mars by asteroids have caused problems, they have also been used to estimate the masses of certain asteroids. But improving the model of the asteroid...

Rain and snow were regular occurrences on Mars in the past; especially in the Noachian and early Hesperian epochs. Water was theorized to seep into the...

very small amounts of liquid water may occur transiently on the surface of Mars, limited to traces of dissolved moisture from the atmosphere and thin films...

northern mid-latitude glaciation with a general circulation model. In: Seventh International Conference on Mars. Abstract 3096. Head, J. and D. Marchant...

effectively model Mars' past climate, which brings a higher degree of understanding of the dynamics of Mars. Characterize the geology of Mars – The geology...

The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no conclusive...

com/space/mars-ice-sheet-climate.html [dead link] Madeleine, J. et al. 2007. "Exploring the northern mid-latitude glaciation with a general circulation model"...

Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Curiosity was...