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William Atkins
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 17:58
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When the two planets--Mars and Earth--were formed several billion of years ago both had surface water and deep atmospheres.
Earth kept its water and atmosphere (which provided the basis for life now present), while Mars lost them, probably denying the planet of any chance to support a long-lasting presence of life.
Even though today they look very different, the two planets are still very similar when compared to conditions on other planets in the Solar System.
Thus, we learn more of Mars to learn more about Earth, and, in the process, improve our chances to survive on this big ball we call Earth, which is flying around the Sun, which is traveling around the Milky Way Galaxy, which is also moving through our Universe.
You can explore Mars like Spirit and Opportunity in a simulatator at ExploreMarsNow.org, which is provided by The Mars Society.
The website states, that is is a "realistic walk-though of a 3-D model of a Mars base for the first humans to land on Mars."
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