Size
Mars is the 2nd smallest planet, has a radius of 2,106 miles, and has a mass of 639e23 kg.
Satellites and Rings
Mars has no rings and has 2 moons named phobos and deimos.
Place in the solar system
Mars is the 4th planet from the sun. it is about 141,600,000 miles away from the sun.
atmosphere
Seasons
mars' atmosphere is 96% carbon dioxide, 2% argon, and 2% nitrogen.
Seasons on mars are twice as long than on earth.
how it's different from earth
on mars, you experience 62.5% less gravity than on earth. also, earth is twice as big as mars.
Orbit around sun
It takes mars a total of 687 days to orbit around the sun.
Origin of name
Mars is named after the roman god of war
because of its blood red color.
Appearance
Mars is known as the red planet due to its red and brown appearance.
Planet composition
Mars is manly made of basalt and it does have volcanic activity.
Rotation
Mars rotates once on its axis counter clockwise every 24 hours and 40 minutes.
Mars
By: Javier, Jerson, and danny