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To: PapaBear3625

Mars doesn’t have enough gravity to retain oxygen or water vapor in the atmosphere.


12 posted on 09/26/2016 10:39:33 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Carl Vehse
Mars doesn’t have enough gravity to retain oxygen or water vapor in the atmosphere.

That is correct. The current Martian atmosphere is close to vacuum. I was thinking of enclosed habitats. You can pump in Martian CO2 to get oxygen.

22 posted on 09/26/2016 10:55:36 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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