Is there life on mars? Questions Flashcards
Show that, with a surface gravity of 3.7 N/kg and a mass of 6.4 x 10²³ kg, Mars has a radius of about 3400km
G = 6.67 * 10^-11 Nm²/kg²
g = (-) GM/r²
so r² = GM/g
= 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ x 6.4 x 10²³ / 3.7
= 1.15 x 10¹³
r = 3397 km
r ≈ 3400 km
Calculate the gravitational potential at the surface of Mars, taking the radius to be 3390 km
M = 6.4 x 10²³ kg
V = (-) GM/r
= 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ x 6.4 x 10²³/(3390 x 10³)
= 1.259233…x 10⁷
= 1.26 x 10⁷ J/kg
Calculate the gravitational potential energy needed to lift a 2500 kg Mars lander back into orbit at 280 km
G = 6.67 * 10^-11 Nm²/kg²
M = 6.4 x 10²³ kg
E = (-) GmM/r²
= 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ x 6.4 x 10²³ x 2500/(280 x 10³)²
= 1.3612… x 10⁶
= 1.36 x 10⁶
Calculate the kinetic energy needed to lift a 2500 kg Mars lander back into orbit at 280 km
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A day on Mars is 24 hours 40 minutes. Show that the altitude of an areostationary orbit is about 17,000 km
r = (h + rₘ)
mv²/r = GmM/r²
r = GM/v²
v=s/t
s = 2rπ
v = 2rπ / (246060 + 40*60)
2r²π = GMt
r² = 6.03 x 10¹⁷
r = 7.77 x 10 ⁸
h = 7.77 x 10 ⁸ - 3390 x 10³
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Assuming the image of Mars is 500 x 500 pixels at 24 bit per pixel:
Calculate the resolution of the image
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Assuming the image of Mars is 500 x 500 pixels at 24 bit per pixel:
Calculate the amount of information in the image
500 x 500 x 24 = 6 Mbits
Assuming the image of Mars is 500 x 500 pixels at 24 bit per pixel:
Calculate the number of alternative colours that the image can contain
2^24 = 16,777,216
= 16,800,000 alternatives
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Assuming the image of Mars is 500 x 500 pixels at 24 bit per pixel:
Calculate the data transfer rate needed to transmit the image in 2 1/2 minutes
500 x 500 x 24 = 6 Mbits
6,000,000/(2.5*60)
= 40,000 bits/s
Assuming the image of Mars is 500 x 500 pixels at 24 bit per pixel:
Describe how each of the following image processing techniques could improve the image of Mars:
Very brightness
Very contrast
Reduce noise
Detect edges
False colour
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The orbital radius of Mars’ orbit is 2.3×10¹¹ m and that of earth is 1.5×10¹¹ m:
Use Kepler’s 3rd law T² ∝ r³ to show that the time for Mars to orbit the Sun is about 687 Earth days
(2.3×10¹¹ / 1.5×10¹¹)³/² = T / 365
1.89869… x 365 = T
T = 693.02… days
T ≈ 687 days (??)
The orbital radius of miles is orbit is 2.3×10¹¹ m and that of earth is 1.5×10¹¹ m:
Calculate i) The orbital velocity and ii)The centripetal acceleration due to Mars’s orbit around the Sun
v²= GM/r
v² = 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ x 6.4 x 10²³ / (3390 x 10³)
v² = 12.6 x 10⁶
v = 3549 m/s = 3500 m/s (2sf)
a = v²/r = 12.6 x 10⁶ / (3390 x 10³)
= 3.71455…m/s²
= 3.7 m/s² (2sf)
The orbital radius of miles is orbit is 2.3×10¹¹ m and that of earth is 1.5×10¹¹ m:
Calculate the maximum and minimum times for a radio signal to travel from Earth to Mars and back
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The mean surface temperature on Mars is 210 K:
Show that the root mean square speed of a gas molecule of mass m is given by cᵣₘₛ = √(3kT/m)
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The mean surface temperature on Mars is 210 K:
Calculate the root mean square speed of i) CO₂ molecules ii) N₂ molecules
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