Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Mars

Basic Facts:
Moons: 2

Period of rotation: 24 hours and 37 minutes

Period of Revolution: 687 days

Inner/Outer planet: Inner

Terrestrial/gaseous planet: Terrestrial

Distance from Sun: 141,600,000 miles (227,900,000 km)

Atmospheric composition: 95.3% carbon dioxide, 2.7 % nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and 0.13% oxygen

Mass: 639e21 kg

Diameter: 4,217 mi

Maximum temperature:70 degrees F

Minimum temperature: -220 degrees F

Tilt of axis: 25 degrees

Planetary symbol:





Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system!  It is over three times taller than Mt. Everest.  Mars is sometimes called the "Red planet" due to it's rusty color caused by iron and oxygen in the soil.  Mars, in Roman mythology is the god of war.

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