How is the climate of Mars different from Earths?
Max Answer: Hi Max, The climate of Mars is a lot different than the Earth’s because of two main reasons. First, Mars is about 50% farther from the Sun than the Earth, which causes Mars to get only about half as much solar energy. Second, Mars is much smaller than the Earth, with only about 1/2 of our planets diameter. This smaller size causes Mars to have much less gravity at its surface, only about 3/8 as much. Together, these facts cause Mars to have a much thinner and colder atmosphere than does the Earth. The atmospheric pressure at the surface of Mars is about 1/100 of that of the Earth. You would have to travel straight up 100,000 ft at the Earth to get to the same pressure as at the Mars surface. And whereas, the temperature on Earth varies between about +50 and -75 degree Celsius, the temperatures on Mars range from about 0 down to -150 degree Celsius. The most obvious other difference in climate is due to the enormous amount of water on the Earth’s surface, with lots of clouds
