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1. Known as the Red Planet, Mars is characterized by its red, dusty landscape.
2. The atmosphere on Mars is very thin, composed mainly of carbon dioxide (95%), nitrogen (2.7%), and argon (1.6%),with traces of oxygen and water.
3. The orbital speed of Mars is 24.2 km per second.
4. Temperatures on Mars vary from a maximum of 0 degrees C (32 degrees F) to minimum -100 degrees C (-148 degreesF).
5. The diameter of the planet Mars is 6,785 km
6. A Mars year is equal to 686.98 Earth Days
7. A day in Mars is equal to 24.6 Earth Hours
8. Mars maximum distance from the Sun = 249 million km(155 million miles)
9. Mars is 35 million miles from Earth
10. Mars is the god of war in Roman mythology (Ares).
11. Mars has two small satellites named Phobos and Deimos.
12. Viking 1 – Successfulorbit and landing on surface of Mars. Launched August 20, 1975 and arrived at Mars July 20, 1976.
Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is commonly referred to as the Red Planet due to its reddishappearance from Earth. The planet is named after the Roman God of War, Mars. It is the seventh largest planet in our solar system. The yellow-orange color of the Martian surface is due to thepresence of oxidized iron in the regolith. The pink-orange color of the sky is caused by extremely fine red dust that is suspended in the thin atmosphere of Mars. The planet Mars is not a pleasant place tolive.
In 2008, NASA announced MAVEN, a robotic mission in 2013 to provide information about the atmosphere of Mars.
Until the first successful flyby of Mars occurred in 1965, by Mariner 4, manyspeculated about the presence of liquid water on the planet's surface.
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars, it is often described as the "RedPlanet" as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.[13] Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact...