•Mars is not much farther from the Sun than Earth.
•Mars has seasons like Earth too
As a result, the temperature on Mars regularly drops to -125 degrees F (-82 degrees C) in the winter and only rises to 23 degrees F (-5 degrees C) in the summer
•The dust storms on Mars are larger than on any other planet in the solar system
•With mountains, craters and caverns like Earth and a rich history, we will be learning more about the Red Planet for centuries to come.
•Uranus cannot be seen from the Earth without a telescope.
•Uranus was first seen by William Herschel in 1781 during a survey of the sky using a telescope. In 1782 George III appointed Herschel as Astronomer Royal.
•Herschel also discovered 2 of Uranus’ moons with a larger telescope.
•Uranus has a total of 27 moons, most of whom are named after characters in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
•Uranus orbits the Sun lying on its side and takes 84 years to complete one orbit.