Planet Mars Facts

1. Known as the Red Planet, Mars is characterized by its red, dusty landscape.

2. The atmosphere on Mars is very thin, composed mainly of carbon dioxide(95%), nitrogen(2.7%), and argon(1.6%), with traces of oxygen and water.

3. The orbital speed of Mars is 24.2 km per second.

4. Temperatures on Mars vary from a maximum of 0 degrees C (32 degrees F) to minimum -100 degrees C (-148 degrees F).

5. The diameter of the planet Mars is 6,794 km

6. A Mars year is equal to 686.98 Earth Days

7. A mars day is equal to 24.6 Earth Hours

8. Mars is 227,940,000 kilometres away from the sun

9. Mars is the god of war in Roman mythology.

10. Mars has two small satellites named Phobos and Deimos.

16 Responses to “Planet Mars Facts”

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  8. hashbrown April 27th, 2010 at 5:01 pm

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