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blog:articles:general:martian_weird_spring [2019/07/24 15:21] Phil Ideblog:articles:general:martian_weird_spring [2019/08/07 15:17] – [Southern Hemisphere] Phil Ide
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 ===== Conclusion ===== ===== Conclusion =====
-What we have deduced, from examining the data, is that a combination of the elevation and angle of the sun in the daytime sky and the distance from the sun are causing temperatures to fall as spring progresses. We can expect temperatures to climb as the planet passes through apogee and heads towards the autumn equinox.+What we have deduced, from examining the data, is that a combination of the elevation and angle of the sun in the daytime sky and the distance from the sun are causing temperatures to fall as spring progresses. We can expect temperatures to climb as the planet passes through apoheion and heads towards the autumn equinox.
  
 This means we can make some predictions about Autumn and Winter. These seasons will be short, but the sun is going to be very low in the sky and the nights long. The word //cold// springs to mind. This means we can make some predictions about Autumn and Winter. These seasons will be short, but the sun is going to be very low in the sky and the nights long. The word //cold// springs to mind.
  
 ===== Southern Hemisphere ===== ===== Southern Hemisphere =====
-What does this mean for southern spring and summer seasons? Mars will be as close to the sun as it ever gets. According to the Kasting Conservative Model for determining the location of habitable zones around stars (a.k.a. Goldilocks Zones) - which is based on the triple-point of water - it is only during this brief period that Mars grazes the edge of the habitable zone. The days are long, and the nights are short, and proximity to the sun ensures temperatures can rise to a staggering +35°C. That would be a hot day on Earth.+What does this mean for southern spring and summer seasons? Mars will be as close to the sun as it ever gets. According to the Kasting Optimistic Model for determining the location of habitable zones around stars (a.k.a. Goldilocks Zones) - which is based on the triple-point of water - it is only during this brief period that Mars grazes the edge of the habitable zone. The days are long, and the nights are short, and proximity to the sun ensures temperatures can rise to a staggering +35°C. That would be a hot day on Earth.
  
 Satellite data has already shown that such temperatures occur.  Satellite data has already shown that such temperatures occur. 

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