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Planetary Science question: What is the soil on Mars made of? Please help us answer this question. ... Soil on mars? How is mars made? What is mars soil? Does mars have soil? What is in mars soil? What is in mars' soil? Is there soil in mars? Is there soil on Mars? What is mars soil like? What is in Mars's soil?
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wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_soil_on_Mars_made_of
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_soil_on_Mars_made_of
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The core is surrounded by a mantle that once was active, but is now dormant. The mantle of Mars is made of silicates. If the core is liquid, the mantle is more like a soft rock paste – less dense than the core.
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www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mars/what-is-mars-...
www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mars/what-is-mars-made-of/
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A Lesson Plans Page lesson plan, lesson idea, thematic unit, or activity. ... What Is It Made Of?; Mars has a central core made of iron. In this way, the Red Planet is similar to Earth. On top of the iron core, Mars has a layer of rock, again like Earth, but Mars' rock layer is much thicker than that of the Earth.
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www.lessonplanspage.com/more/205mar.html
www.lessonplanspage.com/more/205mar.html
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World Book Article on Mars ... The mantle of Mars is probably similar in composition to Earth's mantle. Most of Earth's mantle rock is peridotite (PEHR uh DOH tyt), which is made up chiefly of silicon, oxygen, iron, and magnesium. The most abundant mineral in peridotite is olivine (OL uh veen).
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www.nasa.gov/worldbook/mars_worldbook.html
www.nasa.gov/worldbook/mars_worldbook.html
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Mars/Earth Comparison ... Mars Observational Parameters ... Mars Mean Orbital Elements (J2000)
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nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/marsfact.html
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/marsfact.html
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Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter ... Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Small Bodies ... This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
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pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/mars.htm
pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/mars.htm
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Mars Apparition 2009/2010 ... Mars Missions ... Ralph Aeschliman's new maps of Mars, made from USGS Viking and MOLA data...
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www.seds.org/~spider/mars/mars.html
www.seds.org/~spider/mars/mars.html
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Mars is made up of the same stuff earth is made up of, mostly silicate rock. One difference is that the core of mars is metallic. There are numerous questions and answers about mars on the site that I have provided. http://meridiani2.usc.ed...
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/178767
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NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun implementing careful steps designed to resume Odyssey's science and relay operations within about a week.
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mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
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