PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IS THE PLANET'S MASS?
6.4185 x 10^23 kg
WHAT IS THE PLANET'S DIAMETER?
6,779 km
WHAT IS MARS DISTANCE FROM THE SUN? EARTH?
227,900,000 km
78,300,000 km
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO TRAVEL TO MARS FROM EARTH?
162 days
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR MARS TO ORBIT AROUND THE SUN?
687 earth days
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE MARS TO ROTATE?
24.6229 hours
DOES MARS HAVE ANY DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS?
Yes, volcanoes, valleys, plains, craters, two moons, mountains, channels, polar caps, and canyons
DOES MARS HAVE AN ATMOSPHERE?
Yes, Carbon dioxide 95.32%, Nitrogen 2.7%, Argon 1.6%, Oxygen .13%, Carbon Monoxide .08%,
minor amounts of water, nitrogen oxide, neon, hydrogen-deuterium-oxygen, krypton, and xenon
WHAT TYPES OF TEMPERATURE RANGES CAN BE FOUND ON MARS? The average temperature is -80 degrees Fahrenheit.
It can get to -195 degrees Fahrenheit near the poles during the winter and 70 degrees Fahrenheit near the equator at midday.
WHAT TYPES OF ACCOMMODATIONS/MODIFICATIONS TO ONE'S LIFESTYLE WOULD BE NECESSARY TO LIVE ON MARS? A person would have to wear a spacesuit all the time.
A person would also need shelter, lots of food, and water.
WHAT WOULD A "NEIGHBOR" LOOK LIKE ON MARS BASED ON ITS LIVING CONDITIONS?
