Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.Mars orbits at 225 million km(140 million miles)! This planet takes nearly 687 days to orbit the sun. It takes twice as longer than it takes the Earth to do the same thing. Mars looks like a bright orangish-reddish kind of star. Mars has two moons,they are called Phobos and Deimos. They are both dark,dusty,and have are irregular in shape. Mars might be a planet to live on someday.