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EarthWolf

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From: Missouri, U.S.A.

Registered: 2004-07-20

Posts: 59

Re: Jet engines on Mars

Hello,

Since I read Red Mars back in 1997, I wondered if it was even possible for jet-powered aircraft to fly on Mars. I remember that the colonists in the novel used jet airminers to refine gases from the atmosphere. But, since the Martian atmosphere has only a 1/1000th of the air pressure of Earth at sea level, can a jet grab enough air to generate the needed thrust?

Cordially,

EarthWolf

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MarsDog

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From: vancouver canada

Registered: 2004-03-24

Posts: 852

Re: Jet engines on Mars

http://www.space-rockets.com/marsjet.html]Mars Jet Engine, just need an aeroplane.