NASA scientists have noted that Mars has heated by about 0.5 degrees (C) since the 1970's. What is fascinating is that this is approximately the same amount of warming that Earth has felt during the same amount of time. However, the warming on Mars is not presumed to be induced by humans, since NO life-forms have been spotted on Mars thus far. One researcher feels that radiation around the planet may be causing strong winds, leading to dust storms which trap the planet's heat. When 'heat maps' were produced, dark areas on the planet were indeed shown to be warmer. So, it can be assumed that the global warming experienced by Mars is completely a natural process for the red planet.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1720024.ece
Science, Technology and Society 361: "Mars Exploration" -- Fall 2010
Friday, December 21, 2007
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weird blog! anw, abt e climate change thing, is it possible that earth's global warming somehow brought a chain reaction to mars and causes it to heat up too?
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