Mars

ByGabriela De La Fuente

Fun FactsMars is the fourth planet from the sun.

Mars name comes from the Roman god of war.

Mars has 2 moons named Phobos [Foe-bos]and Deimos[die-mos]

The color comes from iron rich dust.

They will send people to Mars in 2020!! They will sent in special pod there is a diagram of a pod they will send to Mars.

Mars is home to Olympus Mons the biggest volcano. It is the

size of Arizona!!!! Valles Marines is the biggest canyon

discovered on the planets.

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This planet cannot support life, but they have sent rovers to Mars to discover.

Length of a day[to rotate once]1 day 37 minutes and 23 seconds.

It is a inner planet.

The picture is a midnight sun on Mars.

Rovers

NASA has sent many rovers to Mars.

Phoenix the rover has found proof of life on Mars. The rover found fossils.

Spirit the rover found proof of a hot springs on Mars. It’s twin Opportunity drove a record more than 20 kilometers!

Curiosity has also found fossils on Mars!

The top pictures are Phoenix & Spirit.

The bottom is Yung Huo.

FactsThe average temp. is 305 degrees.

Mars has water but, it’s mostly frozen.

If you were 100 lbs. on Earth you would be 38 lbs. on Mars.

Mars is the 2nd smallest planet after Mercury.

It has never rained on Mars!

Dust storms last weeks and months!

On Mars when they send people on the pods they will make special buildings on Mars so we can live on Mars!!

YAY!!!!

Mars’ Orbit