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MARS

Roman mythology - God of War. Also known as the Bringer of War or the Red Planet

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Features

Earth Comparisons

If You Were There

Mars appears pinkish-red from the windblown dust of the soil that contains iron and oxygen
Atmosphere consists mostly of carbon dioxide
Has 2 moons, Phobos & Deimos. Phobos looks like a lumpy potato.
Fast winds can whip dust more than 25 miles into the air. A big dust storm can cover the planet & last for months

Most Earth-like of all planets; has polar ice caps that change with the seasons, has markings that appear similar to human-made water canals on Earth
Orbiters have not found canals but did find evidence of erosions & dried riverbeds
Contains huge volcanoes--Olympus Mons--largest known mountain in the solar system--3 times higher than Mt. Everest
Earth's average temperature is 59^oF--Mars average temperature is -63^oF

A day on Mars lasts only slightly longer than an Earth day--about 24 1/2 hours.
An entire year on Mars lasts almost 687 days
If you are 10 years old on Earth, you would be 5/13 in Mars years.
If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you'd weigh 38 pounds on Mars
If you weigh 100 pounds, a jump would send you up one foot on Earth but 1,000 feet up on Phobos (Mars moon!)
If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you'd weigh 1 1/2 ounces on Phobos!

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*Features*	*Earth Comparisons*	*If You Were There*
Mars appears pinkish-red from the windblown dust of the soil that contains iron and oxygen Atmosphere consists mostly of carbon dioxide Has 2 moons, Phobos & Deimos. Phobos looks like a lumpy potato. Fast winds can whip dust more than 25 miles into the air. A big dust storm can cover the planet & last for months	Most Earth-like of all planets; has polar ice caps that change with the seasons, has markings that appear similar to human-made water canals on Earth Orbiters have not found canals but did find evidence of erosions & dried riverbeds Contains huge volcanoes--Olympus Mons--largest known mountain in the solar system--3 times higher than Mt. Everest Earth's average temperature is 59^oF--Mars average temperature is -63^oF	A day on Mars lasts only slightly longer than an Earth day--about 24 1/2 hours. An entire year on Mars lasts almost 687 days If you are 10 years old on Earth, you would be 5/13 in Mars years. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you'd weigh 38 pounds on Mars If you weigh 100 pounds, a jump would send you up one foot on Earth but 1,000 feet up on Phobos (Mars moon!) If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you'd weigh 1 1/2 ounces on Phobos!