2006-09-20 20:11:27 · 10 answers · asked by SSA 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Properly designed they could. The atmosphere is pretty thin, but Mars has some very strong winds.
Solar panels might be a little more effective, but Mars gets nowhere near the concentration of sunlight the Earth does.
2006-09-20 20:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars does have a thin atmosphere, making it hard for wind mills to work. But, as stated earlier, mars does have very high winds. Keep in mind that CO2 freezes out of the atmosphere in the winter, though, and will make it even less dense.
2006-09-20 20:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by gismo_28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Air pressure there on the ground is about 1/200th of ours at ground level. So the atmosphere is too thin to be much use for wind power. Being further from the Sun, photovoltaic panels will be less useful there than on Earth. Mars colonies will probably have to rely on nuclear power.
2006-09-20 20:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. Atmospheric pressure on Mars is less that 1/100th of that on Earth, i.e. the air there is much too thin for windmill electric generators.
But solar photovoltaic cells would work just fine.
2006-09-20 20:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the probes sent there Mars does have an atmosphere including wind so they should work there. The atmosphere can't support our life form with out artificial means.
2006-09-20 20:21:33 · answer #5 · answered by pj_gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but the wind turbines would have to be engineered for the thin atmosphere. The turbines that we use here on the earth would have too much static inertia for the Matian winds to move them.
2006-09-21 01:27:53 · answer #6 · answered by sparc77 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you put massive scoops on the rotor blades, because the atmosphere of Mars is pretty thin.
2006-09-20 22:00:02 · answer #7 · answered by Eddy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will if there is sufficient wind. On other planets it depends on it's climate and atmosphere conditions.
2006-09-20 20:17:02 · answer #8 · answered by Brenmore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very well -- the atmosphere is not dense enough.
2006-09-20 20:13:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
not enough air pressure to be effective
2006-09-20 20:14:18 · answer #10 · answered by afriendof CLIFFy D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋