Why does Earth get meteors from Mars?

Question

Why does Mars throw pieces of itself at us?

Answer 1

Whenever a meteor of considerable size hits another planet, a certain amount of dust and fragments from the impact is ejected into space. A small quantity of this stuff gets picked up by Earth's gravity and lands on our planet. Most of it is in the form of "micrometorites" or small fragments the size of rice grains or even dust. Occasionally you get a large chunk. The famous "Martian Meteorite" that had the fossil bacteria in it was one of the larger chunks. Most of the meteorites we find are discovered on in Antarctica -- not because it's the only place they land, but because it's always covered by LOTS of ice and snow. This makes them easy to find and also keeps them from weathering away as they would in normal soil (like in your back yard). Yes, it very possible that there are even meteorites from Earth on Mars!

Answer 2

A meteor clips Mars and some pieces of Mars fly off...and travel toward Earth. Earth's gravity captures it.

There is an old theory from a guy named Velikovsky about a large comet that took a piece of Mars and crashed it into Earth, forming the Pacific ocean, or something. He wrote a book about 1945. See below.

Answer 3

Because, from time to time meteors slam into mars and some peices of the planet get thrown out into space, and wander the solar system for the rest of eternity until one of the other 8 planets gets in the way. theres peices of mars on every planet in the solar system, and also peices of the earth on the other 8 planets as well,(well except maybe for the 4 gas giants, their tempertures would destroy any meteors that hit them.

Answer 4

I think you are going to flunk science. Mars does not generate meteors which hit the earth.

Answer 5

thats not right. the meteor belt is near mars, though

Answer 6

oh i know i know!!!! i think a meteor (or something like that) hit mars and made little meteors that floated away, finally getting into eart's atmosphere.