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Mars: The Inside Story on the Red Planet

Mars: The Inside Story on the Red Planet. By: Jeremy C. Ashley and Matthew Myers. Heads up!!!!. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS POWERPOINT……….. ALL THE ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ ARE IN IT!!!!!!! (WORD FOR WORD TOO). Basic Information. Fourth planet from the sun

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Mars: The Inside Story on the Red Planet

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  1. Mars: The Inside Story on the Red Planet By: Jeremy C. Ashley and Matthew Myers

  2. Heads up!!!! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS POWERPOINT……….. ALL THE ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ ARE IN IT!!!!!!! (WORD FOR WORD TOO)

  3. Basic Information • Fourth planet from the sun • Shortest distance from sun- 206,800,000 km • Longest distance from sun- 249,200,000 km • Shortest distance from Earth-48,390,000 km • Longest distance from Earth- 399,000,000 km • Diameter- 6,790 km • Length of Year- 22 ½ Earth months • Rotation Period- 24 hours and 37 minutes

  4. Basic Information Continued…… • Temperature: -124˚to -31˚C • Atmosphere- Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Argon, Oxygen, Carbon Monoxide, Neon, Krypton, Xenon, and Water Vapor • Number of Satellites (moons)- 2

  5. Fun Facts • Nickname: The Red Planet • Named for the Roman god of war: Mars Ultor (English translation: Mars the Avenger) • Mars’s axis is at a 25 degrees tilt • Mars has seasons……… JUST LIKE EARTH! • The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos

  6. Fun Facts Continued………. • The names of the moons share the same names as the war god’s children in Greek mythology • Phobos- fear (we get our word phobia from this name) • Deimos- fright

  7. For Real or Not For Real? • Mars rotates and revolves in an elliptical orbit For Real!!!! • The only planet you can see from Earth in great detail is Mars For Real!!!!! • Martians exist. Not for Real!!!!

  8. U.S. Missions to Mars • Mariner IV flew within 9,846 kilometers of the planet Mars in 1965 • Mariner VI and Mariner VII flew within 3,200 kilometers of Mars in 1969 • In 1971 and 1972 Mariner IX orbited Mars at a distance of 1,600 kilometers • Mariner IX photographed both moons, a dust storm, and many surface details • April 7, 2001- Mars Odyssey • August 4, 2007- Phoenix

  9. Info on Mars • http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=260455 Enjoy the video.

  10. Mars Rover: Curiosity • http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=60681 Curiosity………… It did not kill any cat………… on Earth anyways.

  11. It’s Martoons, Not Cartoons! • http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=68772 Hare way to the stars

  12. Quiz 1.How long does it take Mars to make one full revolution around the sun? • Forty days and forty nights • Thirty earth years • 22 ½ earth months • None of the above 2. How long is a day on Mars? • 54 minutes • 1 hour • 24 hours and 37 minutes • Who knows?

  13. Quiz continued 3. What is Mars’s nickname and why? • Red Planet, because of the sand • Barren Planet, because of no life • Rock Planet, because it is made of rock • Who cares? 4. For which Roman deity was this planet named? • Mars Ultor • Mars Monita • Mars Optimus and Maximus • Marvin the Martian

  14. Quiz continued….. 5.How many satellites does Mars have? • 5 • 6 • 7 • 2

  15. Answers • 22 ½ Earth months • 24 hours and 37 minutes as opposed to Earth’s 23 hours 56 minutes • The Red Planet, because it is covered with red sand • Mars Ultor or Mars the Avenger • Mars has 2 moons (satellites)

  16. Research Sources • (New World Encyclopedia, 1986) • http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology_mars.html

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