The Eternal journey of Voyagers into the Space

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If you have seen Interstellar, chances are really high that you must have liked it. But have you ever paused and focused on the word Interstellar itself? It means travelling between two or more different star systems. Our solar system is also a star system. In Interstellar, Cooper travels through a wormhole and reaches another star system. In other words, he travelled interstellar. Yes, it was just a movie. Umm not just a movie for me personally but nvm. But here is the part that still blows my mind. Humans have actually made two real spacecraft that travelled interstellar for real. Not CGI, not fiction, not theory. Two tiny machines built by human hands have left the Sun behind and are now drifting in the emptiness between the stars. I genuinely envy them. Meet Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 The two silent explorers who left home in 1977 and never returned. NASA launched Voyager 2 first on August 20, 1977 Then launched Voyager 1 on September 5, 1977 Yes, Voyager 2 was launched e...

Go through the Martian Atmosphere

Landing on Mars is still hard | Space | EarthSky
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Martian Atmosphere
The martian atmosphere in comparison to the earth's atmosphere is very thin. It consists of Carbon Dioxide as its main gas(96%).
Mars experience opposite colors in its atmosphere which earth experiences during the day and the sunset.
The Martian Sky Appears red during the day whereas it is blur during the sunset and the sunrise which is totally opposite to that of earth sky.

Why the Martian sky appears red?
Ask Ethan: Why Does Mars Have A Bright, Red Sky?
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The Martian Sky appears red due to the presence of iron oxide in its soil which scatters red color and absorbs blue color due to which the sky appears red.

Why the sky appears blue during the sunset/sunrise?
Curiosity rover captures MARS' blue sky as our star sets on its ...
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The dust particles of the martian soil always create a blue halo around the sun which appears clearly when the sun is near the horizon ie during the sunset and sunrise which makes the sky blue during the sunset and sunrise.

Distribution of Gases in the Martian 
Mars Facts: Atmosphere
Credit - mars.nasa.gov
Here is the distribution of gases in the martian atmosphere.
Oxygen- 0.17%
Carbon Dioxide - 95.32%
Carbon Monoxide - 0.07%
Nitrogen- 2.6%
Argon- 1.9%

What is the Temperature of Martian Surface?
Average Temp of Mars  - 210 kelvin(-63 Degree Celcius)

Highest Temp - 20 Degree Celcius

Lowest Temp-  120 kelvin (-153 degree Celcius)

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