Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1904
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1904natur..70...55h&link_type=abstract
Nature, Volume 70, Issue 1803, pp. 55 (1904).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
IN your issue of May 5 I see a note in the astronomical column on Mr. Lowell's theory of the Martian canals. It is perhaps not just to criticise it on so short a summary, but there is a point on which I should like to ask a question. If, as Mr. Lowell says, there is not sufficient moisture on the planet to produce vegetation, how does the water return to the poles ready for the next summer? The only way, it seems to me, is by evaporation. His suggestion of artificial waterways to carry the water from the polar caps implies the existence of an atmosphere sufficiently dense to enable intelligent beings to live. That being so, is it not just as plausible that the evaporated water should condense in the form of rain on the general body of the planet as well as at the poles? although, of course, the excessive cold would account for an increased fall at these extremities.
No associations
LandOfFree
Moisture in the Atmosphere of Mars does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Moisture in the Atmosphere of Mars, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Moisture in the Atmosphere of Mars will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1243284