How is planet Earth similar and different from Venus and Mars? Provide possible explanations for your observations using the information in the table.
How is planet Earth similar and different from Venus and Mars? Provide possible explanations for your observations using the information in the table.
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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- How is planet Earth similar and different from Venus and Mars?
- Provide possible explanations for your observations using the information in the table.

Transcribed Image Text:VENUS
EARTH
MARS
Mass (1024kg)
Diameter (km)
Density (kg/m3)
Gravity (m/s2)
Escape Velocity (km/s)
Surface pressure (bars)
Composition of atmosphere
Major Greenhouse Gases(GHG)
Mean Temperature (OC)
Temperature if no greenhouse gases are
0.642
6792
4.87
5.97
12,104
12,756
5514
5243
3933
8.9
9.8
3.7
10.4
11.2
92
1
0.01
96% CO2, 3.5% N
77%N, 21% O2, 1%Ar
CO2 H2O
95%CO2, 2.7%N, 1.6%Ar
CO2
CO2
464
15
-65
-46
-18
-57
present
Changes in Temperature (OC) due
greenhouse gases
Distance from the Sun (106km)
Orbital Period (days)
Orbital Velocity (km/s)
Length of day (hours)
Global Magnetic Field
to
+523
+33
+10
108.2
149.6
227.9
365.2
29.8
224.7
687
35
24.1
2802
24
24.7
No
Yes
No
Comparison of the features of Venus, Earth, and Mars
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2015)
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