New Faces for Mars

deflower often referred to as the Red Planet, has long been a subject of captivation speculation about the existence of Martians was widespread early in the twentieth century for example, issues of Scientific American in 1920 described possible communication with deflower using search lights and giant mirrors to reflect sunlight (Greeley 115). According to Greeley (2001), other proposals for communicating including digging huge trenches in the form of mathematical symbols in the Sahara ravage these trenches were to be filled with kerosene and signal aflame to signal mar. Based on Greeley (2001), although these ideas were never carried out, they reflected intense public interest in Mars.Telescopic observations of Mars began in the late nineteenth century and provided fuel for speculation about the nature of Mars. Space exploration of mars was initiated with the Mariner flyby in 1965 although it took only 22 close-up pictures covering a tiny fraction of the surface and showed the p resence of a lunar like craters (Greeley 115). According to Greeley (2001), the geologic diversity of Mars was finally revealed by the Mariner 9 spacecraft. The Viking mission was the most complicated unmanned mission flown in the solar system according to Greeley consisting of two orbiters and two landers. And in 1997, Mars Pathfinder landed and exceeded information for a third site on Mars these missions have set the stage for more complex future missions including the return of samples to earth.It has been find before that more craters are older with some around 19 km across. Volcanism is also fascinating on Mars, which is said to have lava stream but Im not sure if this was really true. It is also said that the Red Planet has no plate tectonics and its outer mould doesnt move horizontally, only its outer layer moves vertically.As for Mars other features, it is said that weathering and erosion are observed with dominated dust storms spherical dust storms and sand dunes. It has also been said that there has been past flowing water before but this argument hasnt been verified yet.As for the aliens wearing helmet, I doubt it because as of now there hasnt been any findings of its existence. Maybe this might be true if water will be discovered in Mars.Due to advance research and technologies, I think that as time passes by, more and more findings could be discovered. If before, images are vague and cannot be high-minded easily, today, more and more sophisticated tools are being used to capture Mars images.Now, Mars tectonic features are more detailed compared before. It has also been plunge out that Mars volcanism is widespread and more diverse and young.Despite a virtual generation of studies based on newly devised technologies of space, Mars ashes something of an enigma to man fly-by, orbiting and landing missions by increasingly sophisticated space probes have revealed more about the Red planet in the last 30 years that had been gleaned in all prev ious centuries, but there are still many mysteries to be solved (Kargel ix).According to Kargel (2004), they range from the question of where Phobos and Deimos, the little Martian Satellites, came from whereabouts of water which once sculptured much of the planets surface these many more questions will only be answered after years, possibly decades, of effort and because the planet and its satellites preserve much of the ancient history of the solar system, they are important questions of science.Works CitedKargel, J. S. Mars A Warmer, Wetter Planet. New York impost Publishing 2004.Greeley, R. & Batson, R. The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System. New York Cambridge University Press, 2001.