Mars

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Mars
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Origins of Mars

• The Romans named Mars after the God of War,
  Aries, due to its reddish hue(looked like blood).
• Mars was discovered in 1659 by Christian Huygens

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Facts

• Mars on average is 143 million kilometers from
  Earth and 227 million kilometers from the Sun
• Mars has a diameter of 6794 km and a
  circumference of 21,344 km
• Mars is a terrestrial planet
• One year on Mars is 687 earth days.

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Facts

• On the northern pole of Mars, there is a giant
  frozen pond, which is one of the contributing
  factors of why people think life could have
  existed on Mars.
• However, the atmosphere is composed of 95 carbon
  dioxide and is less than 1 the density of Earths
  atmosphere.
• Due to the lack of an atmosphere, Mars has
  extremely cold temperatures that can reach -200 F.

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Olympus Mons

• Mars has the biggest volcano/mountain in our
  solar system, named Olympus Mons.
• It stands 22 km high, which is roughly three
  times the size of Mt. Everest.

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Mars Moons

• Mars has two small, asteroid-sized Moons Phobos
  and Deimos.
• The larger mooon is Phobos and measures 22.7 km
  across.
• Deimos, Mars other moon, only measures at 12.6
  km.
• Scientists predict that within the next 50 years,
  Phobos will crash into mars.

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Quiz

• On average, how far is Mars away from the sun?
• 143 million km
• 227 million km
• 86 million km
• 426 million km

• How many earth days make up one year on Mars?
• 426
• 129
• 687
• 726

• What is the diameter of Mars?
• 6794 km
• 2500 km
• 3625 km
• 8253 km

True or False Mars moon Deimos is twice the
size of Phobos.

• What god is Mars named after?
• Zeus
• Athena
• Hades
• Aries

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Quiz

• Mars has the largest ______ in the solar system.
• Frozen Pond
• Volcano
• Valley
• River

• Marss Atmosphere is made up mostly of?
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Lithium
• Carbon Dioxide

• What is the name of the mountain/volcano on Mars?
• Zeus
• Kings Palace
• Olympus Mons
• Mt. Everest

• Mars is a _______ planet.
• Terrestrial
• Outer
• Inner
• Icy

• What is the circumference of Mars?
• 21,344 km
• 8,072 km
• 32,654 km
• 18,256 km

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Answer key

1. B 227 million km
2. A 6794 km
3. C 687
4. False
5. D Aries
6. B Volcano
7. C Olympus Mons
8. D Carbon dioxide
9. A Terrestrial
10. A 21,344 km

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Group work

• Questions Bryce and Ian
• Drawing Jacob
• PowerPoint Armein and Kevin
• Quiz Bryce