Mars

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Mars

• The Red Planet

Adam Klein 6 9b Tyrel Owens 14 9b
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• Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.
• Mars is 205million km away from the sun.

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Revolution Time

• 1.88 years
•  Mars is the god of War. In Greek mythology, he
  is known as Ares. The planet probably got this
  name due to its red color Mars is sometimes
  referred to as the "Red Planet." The name of the
  month March derives from Mars.

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Rotation time

• Rotation about its axis is 24.6hrs

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size and description

• Mass0.64x1024 kilograms (0.11 x Earth's)
• Density3,933 kg/m3
• It has volcanoes, valleys, high lands and low
  lands
• It is named the red planet

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Mares Moones

• Phobos- diameter is 17 and is 5,830 miles from
  mars
• Deimos- diameter is 10 and it is 14,580 miles
  from mars
• 1/3 ratio of earth

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Atomosphere

• Very very little atomosphere
• Mars has more carbon dioxide than earth
• In cold weather from on the surface
• there is C02 in ice polar caps

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Inner or outer planet

• Mars is an inner terrestrial planet

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Terrestial or Gas

• Terrestrial planet- which means is rocky and
  sandy like earth.
• The surface of Mars consists of highlands and
  lowlands. The highlands are in the southern
  hemisphere (the bottom of the figure), and the
  lowlands are in the northern hemisphere of Mars
  (top of the figure)

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Interesting facts

• Mars is the fourth closest planet to the Sun and
  the seventh largest overall.
• Mars is sometimes referred to as the "Red Planet"
  because of its reddish appearance.
• Mars' orbit is very elliptical, causing a
  temperature variation at the sub solar point of
  about 30 degrees C.
• Mars is the planet that is considered the best
  candidate (besides Earth) to harbor life.
• Also, the popular belief of irrigation canals
  being built by intelligent beings was present
  after astronomers thought they viewed lines
  across Mars' terrain.
• Because of this belief, Mars is often a popular
  topic for science fiction novels, movies, etc.
• Mars, is also well-known for "The Face," a hill,
  in the northern plains of Mars, with the
  appearance of an extraterrestrial face.

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works cited
www.google.com
http//www.mixed-plate.com
www.kids-and-space.com
www.window.ucar.edu/tour/link//mars/mars/.sp.html