Mars

Information About Mars

Mars is the 4th planet from the sun. It is one of the inner planets because it is located inside the asteroid belt. Mars is the 2nd smallest planet in are solar system. It take mars 24 hours and 39 minutes to orbit the sun. Mars has weaker gravity than earth. Mars is known for red planet’s bloody color the romans named it after there god that is the god of war.

Information About Mars

In the winter -125 degrees F [-82 degrees C]. In the summer it is 23 degrees F[-5degrees C ] Mars has 2 moons orbiting it. Mars two moons are named Phobos and Deimos

Information About Mars A-answer Q-question

Q- Can your planet be seen at night without a telescope ? A -Yes you can see it without a telescope. Q- is your planet made mostly made of rocks and gas? A- It is mostly made out of rock but not gas. Q- Does your planet have clouds? A- Yes but only a few clouds. Q- Does your planet have rings around it? A-no it does not have ring around it. Q-Is your planet smaller or larger then Earth? A- It is smaller then Earth.

Year Name of Satellite or Robot

1980s Phobos 1and 2

2010 Dawn

2000 Rosetta

Interesting Facts

1. Olympus Mons is mars is largest in the solar system .It is more than 25 kilometers high.

2. The Borealis Basin take up 40% of the surface it almost the northern hemisphere.

3. The Valles Mariners is the largest canyon in the solar system. It stretching 4,000 kilometers across the planets surface .

4. Places of mars has fallen down to Earth . Scientist have found tiny trace of Martian atmosphere with in .

5. Mars has one of the largest dust storms . The dust storm there and last there for months and cover the whole planet.

Fun fact

Did you know mars was just like Earth millions of years ago.

The Romans were great soldiers and thought Mars, the god of war, was very important. Mars, the red planet, was named after this god of war. According to Roman myth, Mars rode on a chariot pulled by two horses named Phobos and Deimos (meaning fear and panic).

Credit

www. Space.com

www.universetoday.com

www.spacefact .com

Planets for kids

Mars By Seymour Simon