Surface Gravity on Mars
The surface gravity on a planet can be determined from Newton 's Law of Universal Gravitation:
F = G m1m2 / R2
This says that a planet of mass m1 and radius R will exert a force on an object (you) of mass m2 F = G m1m2 / R2
So we can relate the force on the surface of Mars to the force on the surface of the Earth. It will change like:
mMars / R2Mars
Since Mars has a mass that is 0.11 times the mass of the Earth and a radius that is 0.53 times the radius of the Earth
we expect the surface gravity to be 0.11/(0.53)2 = 0.4 times the Earth's
2007-03-22 03:30:59
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answered by Anonymous
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Indeed, if there were no gravity on Mars, life would not be possible. Heck, Mars itself would not be possible. In other words, what on Earth gave you the impression that Mars has no gravity???? It has about 1/3 the gravity of Earth.
I think you're the one that needs to do some thinking over.
2007-03-15 13:10:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Mars has gravity. Less than Earth, but more than the moon. Any mass has a certain amount of gravity, even you and me. The larger the body, the more it has.
There is more than likely some form of life presently on Mars. Some form of bacteria that can survive on something other than an oxygen atmosphere. They exist here, might as well there.
Humankind is presently surviving on the space station, someday in the not too distant future will be surviving on the Moon, and eventually on Mars. It's not if, but when.
2007-03-15 12:51:08
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answered by lowflyer1 5
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The more I think about it, the less your question makes sense. What makes you think there is no gravity on Mars? We don't know the total range of possible conditions that permit life, so that cannot be answered either. Also remember we have already FOUND fossilized bacteria from Mars. So even in it isn't presently possible, it at the very least WAS possible in the past.
2007-03-15 12:53:22
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answered by Anonymous
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Well first of all there is gravity on mars......Considering personally I wouldn't live without gravity.......the correct percent of gravity is one of the important factors which made life possible on earth.......without gravity how can we carry out our daily chores......May be we can live with less gravity like astronauts in the moon but even they have to undergo intense training and also it is for few days only....A planet cannot exist in zero gravity bcoz it will be attracted by other planets having gravity.......so life is utterly impossible with no gravity.....
2007-03-20 11:28:00
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answered by Saya Faatima 6
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no...because....
Life on mars without any gravity at all would be impossible, as without gravity, mars would no longer retain the air and water that are necessary for our survival. While it is unlikely that mars will ever be entirely without gravity, the less gravity we have the more of our precious air, water, and other natural resources will disappear into the vacuum of outer space. As gravity decreases, people will become taller and more spindly. If the gravity levels become too low, rain may not fall all the way to the ground before evaporating, which would clearly be disastrous for farming. There are any number of ill effects from the loss of gravity, some of which haven't even been conceived of yet.
2007-03-15 12:43:33
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answered by melovedogs 3
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Mars has gravity. The gravity on Mars is approximately 0.4 G.
2007-03-16 19:28:54
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answered by Otis F 7
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yes it is, just because our life on earth needs gravity, does not mean that every bit of life in our universe does. I mean Mars has gravity, but a less amount of it. Every bit of matter has gravity.
2007-03-15 15:09:15
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answered by Adam B 2
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Where are you going to put Mars' gravity.
2007-03-21 17:14:40
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answered by Anonymous
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In the near future we will learn that Phobos a moon of Mars was actually a space station for the martians. It is approximately 44 miles long and they still won't tell us the spectrometer readings on this object. It is hollow. We will learn this within the next 4 years.
2007-03-21 15:20:23
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answered by ruttster 3
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