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If Mars' atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide, why isn't it as hot as Venus?
 
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Which of the following phenomena is probably not related to the presence of a supermassive black hole?
 
  A) the huge jets seen emerging from the centers of some galaxies
  B) the radio emission from radio galaxies
  C) quasars
  D) the presence of globular clusters in the halos of galaxies


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Although it has a carbon dioxide atmosphere, Mars' atmosphere is very thin, much less dense than Venus' or even Earth's.

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