Re:Why Not Mars
by russdill on Monday January 02, 2023 @12:31AM
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Just to be pedantic, Mars is absolutely covered in oxygen. It's the most abundant element in the atmosphere and second most abundant in the crust. It's part of the reason they planet is red.
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Re:Why Not Mars
by tsimionescu on Monday January 02, 2023 @02:56AM
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To some extent that is true, but it's important to note that it's a sliver of Oxygen in absolute terms. Thee is more CO2 in Earth's atmosphere (by weight) than all of the gases in the Martian atmosphere combined, if I remember correctly.