Universe Mars Affects climate Land By its gravity, despite being smaller than our planet. According to researchers, in a cycle 2.4 million yearsEarth goes through periods of greater and less brightness, influenced by the orbit of the Red Planet.
According to the study, this movement causes changes in the energy of the atmosphere, and thus the accumulation of sediments on the ocean floor.
The research was conducted by scientists from the University of Sydney, in partnership with a researcher from the Sorbonne University (Paris), who describes the effects of Mars' gravity on the ocean floor. The study was published in the journal Nature.
How does this effect occur?
According to scientists, when there is greater luminosity, there is more heat and energy in the Earth's atmosphere. This strengthens the winds and gives the eddies that form enough force to clear the ocean floor.
At other stages of the cycle, when light decreases, atmospheric forces decrease and sediments accumulate on the ocean floor.
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Detecting the influence of Mars in cycles lasting 2.4 million years is no easy task, especially when there are so many factors affecting Earth's climate. However, scientists have found gaps in sedimentation on the ocean floor that coincide exactly with the period they studied.
If the researchers' theory is confirmed, it could be welcome news for Earth's climate. If the ocean water remained stagnant, the oxygen-rich part would be confined to the surface, which would endanger life on the ocean floor.
But with the effects discovered by the researchers, that would not happen, because the rising temperature caused by global warming would bring in greater atmospheric energy, which would be responsible for moving the ocean floor and ensuring the circulation of oxygen.
Source: Byte Editorial
