Compare landing on Venus to landing on Mars. Research at least one article that may give help you. What are the differences you might encounter?

[Mrs. Wright]

Compare landing on Venus to landing on Mars. Research at least one article that may give help you. What are the differences you might encounter? Describe at least 3. Examine Copyright Rules here. Be sure to cite your source. Answer here and come back to respond to at least 2 classmates. Remember your netiquette and discussion

[Mrs. Wright]

According to Space.com/Mars.vs.venus, Venus is the planet that would most harbor life forms currently. Space.com also says that Mars doesn't have water so landing there would not be beneficial. Mars also has a ring that makes landing there dangerous. (None of these statements are true... it is only an example of how to post. Do not use the statements as your response)

[kewas...@gmail.com]

landing on mars is a lot easier than Venus. Venus has a very harsh environment with thick atmosphere,great surface size, and immense heat. In an article from NASA it explains the difficulty of creating a raver for Venus  (https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/2012_phase_I_fellows_landis.html).

[blake...@gmail.com]

landing on Venus would be more suitable than Mars because about 90 miles above Venus's surface is Earth like conditions. The mixes of gases at that altitude are earth like and are and have the right composition of carbon dioxide that make it possible for plant life to flourish unlike Mars where the carbon dioxide makes up majority of the atmosphere and would take to long to terraform. Venus already also contains a natural whether system with rain that is made of acid unlike mars where no it doesn't rain so if that acid rain could be purified it would be ideal for life to thrive on mars.

[blake...@gmail.com]

My link: https://www.popsci.com/should-we-send-men-venus-instead-mars

[lexist...@gmail.com]

Venus could technically be better for survival and evolution of the human race than Mars, but the terrain below makes it difficult to safely land anywhere. Mars' terrain is much more similar to Earth's in that it has vast expanses of smooth land to dock on. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/10/18/is-venus-a-better-place-to-colonize-than-mars/#6ec54b4e5c47 

[mariahm...@gmail.com]

It would be a lot easier to land on mars then Venus because Venus has a really thick atmosphere and it would be harder to land without seeing, The outside of Venus is very hot and would have to have very high heat shields to protect the rocket if we were to go to Venus and it would be hard to land knowing Venus is made mostly of rocks.

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Mars-explorations-outnumber-Venus-explorations-Venus-would-be-cheaper-more-earth-like-has-a-higher-chance-of-life-and-access-to-more-solar-energy 

[lexist...@gmail.com]

The only real issue with attempting to land in that part of Venus' atmosphere is that you could not make an error, or else you would die. 

[lexist...@gmail.com]

I agree, since Mars' terrain is somewhat similar to ours.

[kewas...@gmail.com]

that would be way coolar than living on mars

[kewas...@gmail.com]

your thoughts?

[knab...@gmail.com]

https://www.space.com/5112-venus-mars-surprising-similarities.html

Even though both Venus and Mars have an atmosphere with about 95% carbon dioxide they have a large amount of differences. Venus's atmosphere is very hot, dry and thick, where mars is more cold, not as dry and thick. 

[knab...@gmail.com]

I agree, the thick atmosphere on Venus would make it very difficult to land comparatively.   

[knab...@gmail.com]

With the atmosphere on Venus so thick it would make it very difficult to land there, i agree 

[brenden....@gmail.com]

it would be cheaper and it has the nessisary (some) for life or earth like qualliteies but it has its flaues like it can snow metal and  rains sulfuric acid which could be very very hazardis to humans but mars is apperently humid enough to help life plus it could have water on it which could be a start for life to sprawl out,but it does have a weaker magnetisphere than earth and it has many harsh dangers

[myps...@gmail.com]

I fell the only reason to go to venues is if we run out of land on earth and mars and the likely hood if that is small. (Article link)

[joshbr...@gmail.com]

I think it would be much more difficult to land on Venus than Mars because the atmosphere is much more dense than mars. It is also an average of around 900 degrees Fahrenheit. The rain on Venus is also acid rain.

Website: https://www.popsci.com/should-we-send-men-venus-instead-mars

[brenden....@gmail.com]

it would be cooler but i rather not have heavy metals "snow"on me

[myps...@gmail.com]

i agree with you, but in the upper atmosphere it is a lot more like earths and could sustain like and a craft similar to a blimp

[myps...@gmail.com]

that is a problem with landing on any planet. but the cause always ends up out weighs the risks

[alexse...@gmail.com]

i think it would be safer to go to mars mostly because Venus rains metal and sulpheric acid. even though it might be hard to breath on mars we have a better chance of survival on mars since it doesnt rain sulpheric acid

 

[azkha...@gmail.com]

Venus' terrain makes it very difficult to land on it safely without everyone dying, Mars on the other hand has a nice and smooth terrain making it easy for a landing. Venus' gravity is closest to Earth's which would make adjusting for humans pretty easy. Also, if one were to attempt to come back to Earth from Venus, they wouldn't be affected by the Earth's gravitational field. It'd be much more difficult to find things to mine and materials to use on Venus compared to Mars due to Mars' lighter gravity. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/10/18/is-venus-a-better-place-to-colonize-than-mars/#aee580a5c47f

[lizardb...@gmail.com]

True that 

[orland...@gmail.com]

It would be more beneficial to go to Venus, because it would be less expensive to reach Venus and its distance makes it easier to reach. Venus is also closer to the sun and with the suns gravitational pull it would help pull the craft, but the sun would make it harder to land. Venus gravity is of two times greater than Mars, and closer to Earths gravity. Adding these together it would make 10,000 more difficult to land on Venus.The planet's gravity, in conjunction with the already super heated atmosphere and high atmospheric pressure, requires extremely  powerful heat shields; the most powerful ever built, and they have to work, every time. As clearly visible the only good thing about going to mars is the fact that is less expensive, there are more cons than goods.
 

[orland...@gmail.com]

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Mars-explorations-outnumber-Venus-explorations-Venus-would-be-cheaper-more-earth-like-has-a-higher-chance-of-life-and-access-to-more-solar-energy

[lizardb...@gmail.com]

Yea Mars seems to have a similar atmosphere to ours!

[orland...@gmail.com]

I agree with you because, not only is it safer there are less risks involved in Mars landing. Unlike Venus harsh environment and our landing would have to be perfect nothing could go wrong or we die.

[jacob...@gmail.com]

the density would be different, the visual, and the weather. https://www.popsci.com/should-we-send-men-venus-instead-mars

[mickeyl...@gmail.com]

According to the article, Meet The Neighbors-Venus (http://www.abc.net.au/science/space/planets/venus.htm), landing on Venus would be extremely difficult. The pressure of Venus's atmosphere is more than 100x the pressure of sea level on Earth. Venus's atmosphere is also extremely hot and thick to the point where seeing anything is impossible, which makes landing there considerable dangerous. Although landing on Mars would be easier, its still no easy trip. Mars's atmosphere is competitively similar to Earth's, however, the terrain is so jagged and rocky, landing is unpredictable. Mars is covered in massive craters, cliffs that spacecrafts could fall off of, and sharp boulders that could puncture air bags on the spacecraft.

[mickeyl...@gmail.com]

Venus's terrain is flatter than Mar's but I agree that the atmosphere makes landing more dangerous.

[mickeyl...@gmail.com]

Although it would be difficult to live on Venus because of its temperature, Landing there might be a safer bet than Mars because Venus is considered the flattest planet by http://www.abc.net.au/science/space/planets/venus.htm

[lizardb...@gmail.com]

Venus may look nice from Earth but it has a very hot atmosphere with sulfuric acid droplets "Venus's atmosphere consists mainly of carbon dioxide, with clouds of sulfuric acid droplets. Only trace amounts of water have been detected in the atmosphere. The thick atmosphere traps the sun's heat, resulting in surface temperatures over 880 degrees Fahrenheit (470 degrees Celsius). Probes that have landed on Venus have not survived more than a few hours before being destroyed by the incredibly high temperatures." (National Geographic) ("Venus"). Living on Venus would be extremely difficult with all of that acidic rain and heat. I suppose NASA could come up with some kind of Venus anti-atmospheric suit but I doubt that would happen any time soon.  

Mars is more ideal for landing but the mountains can make it difficult"But probing the mountain will be the vehicle’s primary focus. At roughly 5 kilometers (16,400 feet), Sharp rises higher above the landscape than does any mountain in the continental United States. It’s built from layer upon layer of mineral-rich materials. Some cays in it would seem to have required water to form. So as Curiosity moves by, it will shoot out a laser beam at the mountain and then direct on-board chemical samplers to “taste” the vaporized rock. Another on-board device can drill into rock, pulverizing it into a fine powder for the rover’s chemical samplers to taste." (Janet Raloff) ("Curiosity Lands on Mars") Mars has rich soil, large creators and high cliffs... This can make it hard for rovers to travel the terrain.

Overall Mars would be more ideal to land on due to Venus's extreme hot atmosphere, acidic rain and volcanic activity. Mars does have a few obstacles such as mountains and craters but curiosity is built to easily scale the mountains and safely climb down cliffs.

[lizardb...@gmail.com]

Yea, I think landing on mars is out of the question due to its pressure, thick atmosphere and heat. Mars is probably better to land on because it is very similar to Earth even though there are a lot of craters and cliffs which makes it dangerous to land on.

[ashleym...@gmail.com]

Exploring on venus is cheaper because its closer to Earth. Venus is more Earth-like (in size, composition), etc. so setting up a human colony may be easier (assuming solutions are worked out for the high atmospheric pressure and temperature). Last Mars is much more farther which doesn't let us humans explore it. We haven't fully discovered Mars because our technology isn't strong enough yet. Hopefully in the future we can enhance our technology and travel more to Mars to explore that beautiful planet. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Mars-explorations-outnumber-Venus-explorations-Venus-would-be-cheaper-more-earth-like-has-a-higher-chance-of-life-and-access-to-more-solar-energy

[ashleym...@gmail.com]

i completely agree with you.

[ashleym...@gmail.com]

I agree with you. You're details are very good and accurate.