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Mars

Mars. Journey To T he R ed P lanet. Mars Characteristics. Diameter : 4,212 miles Mass : 6.39 x 10 21 kg Density : 3.93 g/cm 3 Surface Gravity : 3.71 m/sec 2 Valles Marineris Largest canyon in the Solar S ystem. Mars Orbit. Average Orbital Speed: 54,780 miles/hour

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Mars

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  1. Mars Journey To The Red Planet

  2. Mars Characteristics • Diameter : 4,212 miles • Mass : 6.39 x 1021 kg • Density : 3.93 g/cm3 • Surface Gravity : 3.71 m/sec2 • VallesMarineris • Largest canyon in the Solar System

  3. Mars Orbit • Average Orbital Speed: • 54,780 miles/hour • Average Distance to the Sun • 141,600,000 miles • Period of Rotation: • 1 Day, 0 hours, 40 minutes • Period of Revolution • 686.98 Earth Days • On mars the Sun appears about half the size on Earth.

  4. Mars Surface and Atmosphere • Terrain: Craters, Volcanoes, Valleys, Deserts, Ice Caps • Temperature Range :-143 ˚Cto 35 oC • Atmosphere : Composed mostly of CO2 • Geology: • Basaltic • Iron Oxide • Olympus Mons • Largest volcano in the Solar System • 3X larger than Mt. Everest

  5. Mars Discovery • Discovered by:Asaph Hall • Date Discovered:1877 • Mariner 4 : (1965) • 1st fly-by of Mars • Viking 1 & 2 : (1976) • 1st photographs from the surface • Mars Exploration Rover Mission : (2003) • Rovers, Spirit & Opportunity, are exploring the surface

  6. Mars Facts • Mars has very weak gravity • Mars has two moons • Phobos • Deimos • Mars is known as the “Red Planet” • Mars has huge dust storms • Olympus Mons is the 2nd largest mountain in the Solar System • Peak of Rheasilvia on the asteroid, Vesta, is taller

  7. Resources • http://space-facts.com/mars/ • https://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/special/mars.htm • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/mars.html • http://voices.yahoo.com/10-mars-facts-kids-6622488.html

  8. Mars Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crsqzZNUXsY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySFpJ-clnzU

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