Mars

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Mars
This is a picture of Mars. It is not actually
shaped like an egg. There are white spots that
could be snowstorms.

• Sarah Stefaniak
• And
• Emmanuel Beedasee

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Random picture
This is a picture of Mars largest volcano,
Olympus Mons. Its three times as large as mount
everest.

• By Sarah

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History

• Giovanni discovered Mars.
• He discovered it in the 1870s.
• Mars got its name from the god of war , Mars.

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Solar System

• Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
• It is 228 million miles from the Sun.
• One orbit is 687 Earth days.
• One rotation for Mars is 24.5 Earth hours.
• Mars is the tiny red ball next to Jupiter in the
  bottom left corner. This is not an authentic
  picture. The planets are far from each other, and
  the closest Earth and Mars were to each other
  were 33.9 million miles.

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Moons

• Mars has two moons . Their names are Deimos and
  Phobos .
• This is a picture of the two moons of Mars.
  Deimos is the smaller one, and Phobos is the
  bigger one .

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Planet appearance

• Mars is a tiny red planet that is half the size
  of Earth, and the red can only be seen by
  Earthlings. There is black mixed in with the red,
  and also a little white. There are craters and
  mountains and valleys.

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Rover on Mars !!!

• This is a picture of one of the shadows of one
  of the rovers on Mars. Many people have sent them
  , so you can easily find a picture online .

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Exploration

• There are many satellites . One of them is called
  Mars Orbiter Mission , or MOM . Mars is the most
  explored planet in our solar system . The first
  interplanetary mission was in 1960 .
• This is a picture of the MOM satellite .

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Facts

• The name of the month March comes from the name
  Mars.
• Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system
  . It is called Olympus Mons , and its three
  times larger than Mount Everest!
• Mars has an unbreathable atmosphere , so humans
  couldnt breathe. Also, it is very cold there so
  we might freeze to death. The temperature is
  usually -85 degrees fahrenheit, and the summer is
  25 degrees.

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More Facts

• There is a white spot on mars many people believe
  to be snow.
• Scientists arent quite sure what it is.
• Mars is half the size of Earth.
• Mars was names after a Greek god.
• I WOULD WEIGH 54.2 on mars
• Hope you enjoyed!!!! )