MARS

• Also known as the Red planet.
• It gets its red colour from the iron oxide (like rust)in its soil.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT MARS?

• It is a very active planet like the Earth. It has evidence of volcanoes, plate tectonics, and liquid water (as opposed to ice) on the planet.
• It even has polar ice caps like the Earth, with water in the north and solid carbon dioxide in the south.
• With all of these similarities, Mars is still nothing like Earth.
• It only has 40% of our gravity because the mass of the planet is so much smaller.

WHAT IS MARS?

• Mars is the fourth planet from the sun . It is more than 142 million miles from the sun. Mars is about one-sixth the size of Earth.
• Mars is named for the ancient Roman god of war. The Greeks called the planet Ares. The colour of Mars is blood like that is the reason they used war
• Mars has two small moons. Their names are Phobos and Deimos. They are named for the sons of Ares, the Greek god of war. Phobos means “fear,” and Deimos means “flight

HOW WAS MARS CREATED?

• The planet Mars was formed, along with the rest of the solar system, about 4.6 billion years ago.
• The leading theory is that the solar system began as a large, lumpy cloud of cold gas and dust, called the solar nebula.
• The nebula collapsed because of its own gravity and flattened into a spinning disk.
• The Matter was drawn to the center of the disk, forming the sun

WHERE IS WATER IN MARS?

• There are darkish streaks appear to ebb and flow over time. They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in the colder seasons.
• They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in cooler seasons.
• They appear in several locations on Mars when temperatures are above minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 23 Celsius), and disappear at colder times.

WHO WAS THE THE FIRST MAN TO SPOT MARS?

• Nicolaus Copernicus is the first astronomer to find out that Mars existed.
• Mars is very bright a bit like Venus so it was easy to find without binoculars.

IS THERE LIFE ON MARS?

• Scientists still hold out hope for life on Mars. Mars had lots of water.
• At one time, there may have been water in liquid form under the surface of the planet.
• .Recent discoveries by the Mars Exploration Rovers have proven the existence of water by discovering hematite
• Right now, there are ice caps on the surface.Where there is water, there could be life.

WATCHING A VIEDO ON MARS

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f__qNnj65Ts
• These video has ten good facts about Mars which you will find entertaining !

A VERY HARD QUIZ ON MARS

• What are Mars 's two moons?
• Is Mars bigger or smaller or exactly the same size as the earth?
• Who was the first person to spot Mars

ANWERS

• Phobos and Deimos
• Smaller
• Nicolaus Copernicus

BY ZOYAH KHAN