Friday 16 October 2009

Mars Facts


6 comments:

Anna said...

Mars has two moons
1.Phobos
2.Deimos

Lydia said...

Mars is known as the red planet it is the forth planet from the sun:)

Rebecca Wilkinson ;-) said...

On Mars, the dusty storms can last for weeks.

The biggest volcano on Mars may
be the biggest in the Solar System. It is 3 times taller than Mount Everest.

Mars is just over half the size of Earth.



Like Earth , Mars has a north and south pole.

Mars has an atmosphere that is poisonous to humans.

Rebecca Wilkinson said...

Mars is the home of "Olympus Mons", the largest volcano found in the solar system. It stands about 27 kilometers high with a crater 81 kilometers wide.

Sorry I forgot to put this in my other coment about Mars's big volcano!!;)

Rebecca Wilkinson said...

Between Mars and Jupiter, is a Dwarf Planet known as Ceres. It was discovered in 1801. It is the smallest dwarf planet discovered in our universe (so far) and is the only one found in the asteroid belt.

Megan said...

Mars was named by the Romans after their god of war because its red so it reminded them of blood.