MARS
By Joe Somerville, Brady Hurst, Dylan Walker, Markist Stewart, Corey Webster

INTERESTING FACTS

• First discovered in 1534 BC
• Named after the Roman and Greek Gods of war
• Known for its reddish color
• Also known for many movies depicting possible "martians"
• War of the worlds, looney toons, etc.

COMPOSITION

• Atmosphere: 95.3% Co2, 2.7% Nitrogen, 1.6% Argon
• Trace amounts of Oxygen (.13%)
• Iron oxide in soil gives Mars its reddish color
• Elements that make up the surface:
• Iron, Magnesium, Aluminum, Calcium, Potassium

COULD LIFE EXIST HERE?

• No definite answer so far
• Possible life could have existed due to mars'
• proximity and similar features to earth
• Only sources of water found in north and south ice caps
• Traces of bacteria found on surface hold evidence of possible life

SATELLITES

• Mars has 2 natural orbiting moons
• Phobos and Deimos
• Both are relatively small
• Not fully discovered yet
• Both resemble captured giant asteroids

MARS/EARTH COMPARISON

• Mars is about 1/2 the size of Earth (6800km mars)(12400km earth)
• Mars has amost double the revolution period of Earth (687 days)
• Mars' gravity is only 38% of earths
• 1 mars day= 24.9 hours, 1 earth day= 23.9 hours
• Both have almost identical axis degrees (mars: 25.1 deg)(earth: 23.5 deg)

DIAGRAM COMPARISON/ DEMOGRAPHICS

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