Mars's gravity shapes ice ages here on Earth, new research finds
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Mars's gravity shapes ice ages here on Earth, new research finds
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"Mars is half the size of Earth, with one-tenth of our planet's mass, and at the nearest point in its orbit is over 33 million miles away. Yet new research highlights the extraordinary influence the Red Planet has on our own world. Just as the Moon's gravity drives the oceans' tides, Mars's gravity is now understood to play a significant role in shaping longer-term climate patterns on Earth, including the conditions that trigger ice ages."
Independent deploys reporters to cover topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, producing documentaries that spotlight American women fighting for reproductive rights. Donations fund sending journalists to gather perspectives across political divides and keep reporting freely available without paywalls, with costs borne by those who can afford to donate. Mars, though half Earth's size and tens of millions of miles away, exerts a measurable gravitational influence that shapes longer-term climate patterns on Earth. Professor Stephen Kane launched a project to test links between faint gravitational tugs from Mars and climate shifts preserved in deep-sea sediment layers.
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