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“The atmosphere of Mars is a mere wisp, thinner than Earth’s high stratosphere. It is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, with traces of nitrogen, oxygen, and inert gases such as argon and neon. The air pressure at the surface of Mars is about the same as the pressure thirty-some kilometres up in the high stratosphere of Earth’s atmosphere, so thin that an uncovered glass of water will immediately boil away even when the temperature is far below zero.
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Bova, Ben. Mars Life. Mars Life. New York: A Tor Book, 2008.
Ibid. 7–8.
Ibid. 47.
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Landfester, U., Remuss, NL., Schrogl, KU., Worms, JC. (2011). Extract from “Mars Life” by Ben Bova. In: Landfester, U., Remuss, NL., Schrogl, KU., Worms, JC. (eds) Humans in Outer Space — Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Studies in Space Policy, vol 5. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0280-0_23
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