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Inner Planets. By Katelyn. Mars Facts. It is 227,936,640 km from the sun. That’s long. It is the red planet. Mars is the Greek God of Ares, the God of War. Mars Facts. Evidence in the rock suggests that microscopic organisms a thousand times smaller than a human hair MAY HAVE LIVED ON MARS.
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Inner Planets By Katelyn
Mars Facts • It is 227,936,640 km from the sun. That’s long. • It is the red planet. • Mars is the Greek God of Ares, the God of War.
Mars Facts • Evidence in the rock suggests that microscopic organisms a thousand times smaller than a human hair MAY HAVE LIVED ON MARS. • Mars was once warmer and wetter than it is today. If water remains hidden below the Martian surface, it may harbor simple life forms.
Venus Facts • Venus is the second planet from the Sun. • It is the hottest world in the solar system. • The average distance from the Sun is 108.2 million km. • Space probes have revealed that the atmospheric pressure at the surface of Venus is 90 TIMES THAT OF EARTH’S. • On Venus, the Sun rises in the West and sets in the East. • The trapped heat on Venus builds up, so the planet grows hotter and hotter.
Mars and Venus • Mars is very cold and Venus is very hot. • Mars has evidence of water, Venus does not. • They are both inner planets.
Exploring Mars • The first picture shows what it would be like to explore Mars. Cool, hah. • The second picture is the water on Mars. Don’t you think that’s cool, I do.
Exploring Venus • The winds on Venus are very, very strong. They go about 350kph. That’s really fast. • This picture is a picture of lava. The surface of Venus is mostly covered in it.
Amazing things about Mars • Mars has two moons. • Mars has water on it. • They have discovered something that has looked like a face on Mars. • Mars is an amazing planet.
Amazing things about Venus • Known to the ancients, Venus is the brightest of all planets. • It is the Greek God of Love .
Bibliography • http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/planets.html Sept. 9, 2004 http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/category/solar%20system/mars/ retrieved Oct. 21, 2004