Mars



** Mars ** Mars was originally named after the Roman God of War and is most known as the ‘red planet’ due to its red appearance, the reason behind this is because of its supply of iron oxide which is seen as dust and this produces a red and orangey colour right at the top of the surface, it is so bright that it is very much visible from our planet Earth. ** How far is Mars from the Sun? ** From the Sun Mars is the fourth planet from the sun; first is it Mercury, Venus, Earth then Mars. Mars is about 142 million miles from the Sun and Earth is about 93 million miles from the sun.

** How big is Mars? ** Mars is about more than half the size of Planet Earth, in diameter is it about 6790 kilometres

** What is the temperature like at Mars? ** The temperature at Mars varies. During the winter Mar’s temperature can go below 191 degrees below zero. In the summer, the temperature on Mars only reaches about 24 degrees below zero. Although the weather in summer is hotter than winters it doesn’t compare to Earth’s temperate because Mars is never as warm as Earth.

** Are there any living organisms at Mars? ** There is no proven fact that there is life on Mars yet, although some people have claimed they’ve seen life on Mars, people have been tricked by false objects that look like living organisms. Over the past few years robotic space craft’s have given us a spectacular view of the place, but no human have journeyed to Mars yet.

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