Alyssa Carson - The first human to walk on Mars? 13-year old girl sure hopes so

Paranormalis

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is already making the necessary preparations for the planned manned expedition to planet Mars less than 20 years from now but who will make it as the first human to walk on the Red Planet?

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13-year-old Alyssa Carson hopes to be the first person to see and explore Mars in person. She may be young but just like NASA, she has been spending years making preparations for the epic journey and by 2033, which is about the time that the U.S. space agency will send the first batch of human explorers to Mars, the 7th grader from Baton Rouge, Louisiana would be old and likely prepared enough for the mission.

Great athletes train at a young age and for Carson, who dreams of following the footsteps of legends Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, training also starts at an early age. The youngster claimed to have been preparing for space travel for nearly a decade, which means that she started making the preparations since she decided to become an astronaut when was 3-years old.

Carson has already made it as the first person to complete all three of NASA's world space camps, which gives budding astronauts like her the opportunity to ride space flight simulators and experience zero gravity experienced by astronauts in space. The five-day camps also test the physical abilities of the participants. She has also made it as the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program, which involves visiting all of the U.S. space agency's 14 Visitor's Centers in the U.S.

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Rin Eran

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what would happen if they plant/bring a tree on mars? Thanks
 

Num7

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I'm pretty sure it would die. It's cold, the atmosphere is very thin and poor in oxygen.
What is Mars' atmosphere made of?
The atmosphere of Mars is about 100 times thinner than Earth's, and it is 95 percent carbon dioxide. Here's a breakdown of its composition:
  • Carbon dioxide: 95.32 percent
  • Nitrogen: 2.7 percent
  • Argon: 1.6 percent
  • Oxygen: 0.13 percent
  • Carbon monoxide: 0.08 percent
  • Also, minor amounts of: water, nitrogen oxide, neon, hydrogen-deuterium-oxygen, krypton and xenon
Climate and weather
Mars' thin atmosphere and its greater distance from the sun mean that Mars is much colder than Earth The average temperature is about minus 80 degrees F (minus 60 degrees C), although it can vary from minus 195 degrees F (minus 125 degrees C) near the poles during the winter to as much as a comfortable 70 degrees F (20 degrees C) at midday near the equator.
Mars' Atmosphere: Composition, Climate & Weather
 

Opmmur

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I'm pretty sure it would die. It's cold, the atmosphere is very thin and poor in oxygen.
What is Mars' atmosphere made of?
The atmosphere of Mars is about 100 times thinner than Earth's, and it is 95 percent carbon dioxide. Here's a breakdown of its composition:
  • Carbon dioxide: 95.32 percent
  • Nitrogen: 2.7 percent
  • Argon: 1.6 percent
  • Oxygen: 0.13 percent
  • Carbon monoxide: 0.08 percent
  • Also, minor amounts of: water, nitrogen oxide, neon, hydrogen-deuterium-oxygen, krypton and xenon
Climate and weather
Mars' thin atmosphere and its greater distance from the sun mean that Mars is much colder than Earth The average temperature is about minus 80 degrees F (minus 60 degrees C), although it can vary from minus 195 degrees F (minus 125 degrees C) near the poles during the winter to as much as a comfortable 70 degrees F (20 degrees C) at midday near the equator.
Mars' Atmosphere: Composition, Climate & Weather

Old Science of Mars, I believe it is closer to Earth's atmosphere then reported,
but not the same as Earth. "Time will tell "
 

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