Exploratour - Water on Mars

The air of Mars is made of carbon dioxide molecules.
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Mars' Atmosphere

The first important thing to know is that there is not a lot of water to be found in the environment of Mars. On Earth, the atmosphere is composed of mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. On Mars the amosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide with a lot of dust particles mixed in.

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