Weather on Mars, Venus and Earth

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This paper contrasts the weather on Mars and Venus with the weather on Earth. The paper first reveals that Mars is a desert planet of extremes that can be exceedingly cold and enormously windy, while Venus is a planet covered in clouds and extremely hot. The paper then relates that, while both planets have several weather-related events that are quite similar to Earth, there are major differences, as well. The paper believes that eventually, scientists may discover a way for humans to survive, or at least visit, these remarkable planets that are "right next door."

From the Paper:

"Mars weather resembles the Earth's weather in many respects. Clouds form on the planet on occasion, and they are usually made up of ice crystals or carbon dioxide. The ice crystals come from Mars polar ice caps, but since Mars is a desert, it seems that these ice crystals rarely fall back to the planet in the form of rain. Storms are also quite common on Mars, and there have even been sightings and photographs of cyclones and other major storm disturbances on the planet, just as we have here on Earth."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Borenstein, Seth. "Like Earth, Venus Has Bursts of Lightning." Discovery.com. 2008. 1 April 2008.<http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/28/venus-lightning-space.html>
• Brillo. "Martian Weather." Ozgate.com. 2008. 1 April 2008.<http://www.ozgate.com/infobytes/mars_weather.htm>
• Editors. "The Planets - Mars." BBC.com. 2008. 1 April 2008.<http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/planet_mars.shtml>
• Editors. "The Planets - Venus." BBC.com. 2008. 1 April 2008.<http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/planet_venus.shtml>
• Editors. "Venus Express." ESA.int. 2008. 1 April 2008.<http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Venus_Express/SEMIVTVHJCF_0.html>

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