According to Roman myth, Mars (a God) rode on a chariot pulled by two horses named Phobos and Deimos (meaning fear and panic). The two small moons of Mars are named after these two mythical horses.
Summer: Today it may get up to 20 degrees C near the equator, but at night the temperature will plummet to about -73 C. At night frost will forms on the rocks, but as dawn approaches and the air will get warmer, the frost will turns to vapour, and there is 100% humidity until it evaporates.
Winter: Today near the poles temperatures can get down too -125 degrees C.
Today dust storms will cover the entire planet for a whole mouth. This won't happen often, but smaller dust storms are quite common. During dust storms the power output of our solar panels will decrease.
SALT CASTLE NASA’s evidence for water includes the presence of “hydrated salts” along what appear to be water-formed lines in the ground so…build a tower of pure white sodium! Build it to the sky!
Stargazing differently Camp out on the space beach and gaze up at an unobstructed view of the stars, which will probably look a little funny because you’re on the wrong planet.
Super Low-G Martian Arts Travel to Phobos, a moon of Mars, for a spectator sport unlike any other. Aerial gymnastics, complete with flips, flying, and mid-air somersaults characterise this athletic contest.
Mars: is made of a red dust. Underneath that red dust consists mostly of volcanic basalt rock. The soil of Mars also holds nutrients such as sodium, potassium, chloride and magnesium.
Earth: Is made up of rock containing silicon, iron, magnesium, aluminum, oxygen and other minerals. The rocky surface layer of Earth, called the crust, is made up of mostly oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium