How Mars Can Help Us Understand 'Marginal' Exoplanets
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Phys.orgHow Mars Can Help Us Understand 'Marginal' Exoplanets
We've discovered large numbers of small rocky exoplanets, but they're at such great distances that habitability is extremely difficult to determine. New research suggests than since Mars is on the edge of being habitable, studying it in detail can shed light on rocky exoplanets. If we can understand things like tectonic activity and atmospheric escape on Mars, we can understand how they may play out on rocky exoplanets.
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have published a study analyzing the atmospheric evolution of Mars and its implications for understanding exoplanets. Titled “Mars as an Exoplanet: Lessons from a Planet at the Edge of Habitability,” the work highlights how Mars can serve as a model for understanding habitability on distant rocky planets. Mars as an example of marginal habitability: Mars is considered an example of marginal…
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