Question, Why is Mars almost sterile?

[Bearsun]

During the many millions of years that Mars has existed is it possible a random CME event released a solar mass of plasma that struck Mars and powered off the Martian atmosphere and the Martian ocean(s) and made Mars almost sterile?

[Vanadium 50]

Not really no. A solar mass of plasma leaves nothing left where the sun is.

[russ_watters]

Or prior to that, the sun had twice the mass it does today! :tongue:

Mars doesn't have the gravity required to keep much of an atmosphere or oceans for a long time.

[Bearsun]

Or prior to that, the sun had twice the mass it does today! :tongue:

Mars doesn't have the gravity required to keep much of an atmosphere or oceans for a long time.

If the Sun had twice the mass maybe Mars did also before getting struck by a blow torch blast of Solar Plasma. There are lots of possibilities over billions of years. We living organisms called humans are an example of what can happen given enough time and opportunity.

[Bearsun]

Not really no. A solar mass of plasma leaves nothing left where the sun is.

During the many millions of years that Mars has existed is it possible a random CME event released a solar mass of plasma that struck Mars and powered off the Martian atmosphere and the Martian ocean(s) and made Mars almost sterile?

Please explain futher. Aren't we Stardust?

[russ_watters]

1-1=0.

This is too speculative to be useful. Closed.