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How Habitable Might an Exo-Mars Be?
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How habitable might an Exo-Mars be? It's a complex question but one that NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission can help answer.
To receive the same amount of starlight as Mars receives from our Sun, a planet orbiting an M-type red dwarf would have to be positioned much closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun.
Background Info:
For more information about exoplanets, visit https://exoplanets.nasa.gov .
For more information about MAVEN, visit http://www.nasa.gov/maven and http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/ .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | Exoplanet |
| Mission | Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) | |
| Instrument Host | MAVEN | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color, Orbit | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2017-12-13 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/GSFC | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22075 | |
| Identifier | PIA22075 | |
