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Praxus · 01-25-2004, 21:33 PM

It is possible to have a similar atmosphere on Mars as it is on Earth.

Mars has a gravitational pull of around 1/3rd that of Earth and a surface area of around 1/3rd that of Earth. That means that if you introduced the same ammount of atmosphere that there is on Earth, you would have the same pressure at "sea level" on Mars that you would have at sea level on Earth.

The distance from the surface to the end of the atmosphere would be 3 times that of Earth however.

The gas wouldn't just drift into outer space.

01-25-2004, 21:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
Praxus *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-26-03 Posts: 3,237	It is possible to have a similar atmosphere on Mars as it is on Earth. Mars has a gravitational pull of around 1/3rd that of Earth and a surface area of around 1/3rd that of Earth. That means that if you introduced the same ammount of atmosphere that there is on Earth, you would have the same pressure at "sea level" on Mars that you would have at sea level on Earth. The distance from the surface to the end of the atmosphere would be 3 times that of Earth however. The gas wouldn't just drift into outer space. Last edited by Praxus : 01-25-2004 at 21:39 PM.