What is Mars Made Of?

universetoday.com ^ | February 25, 2015 | Matt Williams on

[BenLurkin]

Like Earth, the interior of Mars has undergone a process known as differentiation. This is where a planet, due to its physical or chemical compositions, forms into layers, with denser materials concentrated at the center and less dense materials closer to the surface. In Mars’ case, this translates to a core that is between 1700 and 1850 km (1050 – 1150 mi) in radius and composed primarily of iron, nickel and sulfur.

This core is surrounded by a silicate mantle that clearly experienced tectonic and volcanic activity in the past, but which now appears to be dormant. Besides silicon and oxygen, the most abundant elements in the Martian crust are iron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, and potassium. Oxidation of the iron dust is what gives the surface its reddish hue.

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The Martian core, by contrast, is largely solid and does not move. As a result, the planet lacks a magnetic field and is constantly bombarded by radiation. It is speculated that this is one of the reasons why the surface has become lifeless in recent eons, despite the evidence of liquid, flowing water at one time.

[shalom aleichem]

Green cheese?

[D Rider]

What is Mars made of? Earth?

[Zeneta]

Dirt?

[Kickass Conservative]

I think Mars Bars are made of Chocolate and a gooey Caramel center. Great, now I’m hungry.

[GraceG]

Green cheese?

No, that is the Moon...

Mars is made of Red Velvet Cake....

[Fungi]

The feckless fool on the hill is destroying the country, the internet, and everything he touches, yet we are concerned about this?

[JRandomFreeper]

If you can't multi-task, find a different gig.

Single-mindedness is for liberals.

/johnny

[BenLurkin]

I’m losing sleep over it.

Not.

[jmacusa]

Well, not quite. Not the kind of soil that has had eons of moisture , decayed plant and animal material in it along with little microscopic bugs and things to aerate it.

[GreenHornet]

Maybe Sheila Jackson Lee can ask the astronauts who planted the flag there.

[Fungi]

You are way too kind.

[Zeneta]

So it’s Dirt, but different

Like Reeses with nuts?

The same as regular Reeses, but different.

[John Galt's cousin]

Some crackers suspect it is made from Wispride port wine cheese spread

http://wispride.com/Products.aspx

[KoRn]

Probably about the same stuff our planet is made of.

I wonder how much Gold and other things we have value in could be on Mars. Would require one hell of a payday to cover the costs of going there to get it though.

[Don Corleone]

This is where a planet, due to its physical or chemical compositions, forms into layers, with denser materials concentrated at the center and less dense materials closer to the surface.

Sort of like Washington DC versus the rest of America.

[tet68]

What is Mars made of? Earth?

Don’t be silly, Earth is made of Earth,
Mars is made of Mars...

[xp38]

A MARS® Bar contains Milk Chocolate 40%, Nougat 33% and Caramel 27%. Ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup (Sources include Wheat), Milk Solids, Vegetable Fat, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Barley Malt Extract, Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Salt , Egg White, Natural Flavour (Vanilla Extract).

[Bob434]

[[What is Mars Made Of?]]

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Skimmed Milk Powder, Milk Fat, Vegetable Fat,Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Lactose, Demineralised Whey Powder, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Barley Malt Extract, Soya Lecithin (E322),Salt, Egg White, Hydrolysed Milk Protein, Natural Vanilla Flavour

[jmacusa]

Kinda like that. Don’t like nuts myself.(now there’s a loaded line.) Love regular Reeses . Seriously though, the kind of soil they’re describing on Mars makes it sound more like a kind of rust pile than anything else.