Facts about mars
Here are 11 facts about mars I found.
- Mars is know as the red planet.
- Mars is named after the roman god of war.
- Mars has two moons called Deimos and Phobos.
- Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.
- Mars is Smaller than Earth with a diameter of 4217 miles.
- A day on Mars lasts 24 hours and 37 minutes.
- One year on Mars is 687 days long. That's 1.9 Earth years. This is because Mars is further away from the sun so it takes longer to orbit it.
- Mars has a thin atmosphere made from 959% carbon dioxide and 2.7% nitrogen. The atmosphere is so thin that it's not thick enough to trap the sun's heat so its very cold ranging from 100*c in winter to 20*c in summer.
- Mars has very weak gravity.
- Mars is home to Olympus Mons, a dormant volcano and the largest volcano and the highest mountain in our solar system, it is 16 miles high and 600 km across the base making it 3 x the height of Mount Everest.
- Mars has the largest canyon in our solar system Valles Mariners. it is 4 miles deep. and stretches thousands of miles long.
Morning Anameka,
ReplyDeletewell you have been busy researching and have gathered some very interesting facts about Mars. It would take almost twice as long to celebrate your birthday if you lived on Mars. Do you think that we would be able to live on Mars? It's great that you have added a picture, do you think you can resize it, so that it's a little smaller?
Hi Anameka!
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely loving how you are sharing so much of your learning - keep up the great work! You have found lots of facts - did you get anyone in your family to become an expert on Mars with you?
Judith