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We leave Earth and travel 48 million miles towards the Sun to make our first stop at Mercury. Once we've enjoyed all there is at Mercury we'll head 67 million miles away from the Sun to venture to Venus. When we've seen all Venus has to offer we will travel approximately 275 million miles to Mars, then round trip it back to Earth.
Mercury is 35.98 million miles away from the Sun, Venus is 67.24 million miles away from the Sun, and Mars is 141.6 miles away from the Sun.
Mercury
Like all the planets, Mercury is named after one of the Roman gods,Mercury's aspects were based on the Greek god Hermes.
1 Smooth plains that resemble Lunar maria.
2 Intercrater plains, which are pocked with small craters and occupy about 70% of the surface that we have examined.
3 Rugged highlands that bear some resemblance to the corresponding regions on the Moon.
- Oxygen: 42 percent.
- Sodium: 29 percent.
- Hydrogen: 22 percent.
- Helium: 6 percent.
- Potassium: 0.5 percent
Venus
Venus, the brightest planet in the night sky, was named after the Roman goddess of love and
beauty.The surface of Venus is extremely dry. During its evolution, ultraviolet rays from the sun evaporated water quickly, keeping it in a prolonged molten state. There is no liquid water on its surface, roughly two-thirds of the Venusian surface is covered by flat, smooth plains that are marred by thousands of volcanoes, some which are still active today.The atmosphere of Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, 96.5% by volume. Most of the remaining 3.5% is nitrogen.
Mars
Mars, was names after the God of War. Mars has two moons which are named, Phobos and Deimos (meaning fear and panic) after the God Mars used to ride in a chariot pulled by them.
The average temperature on Mars is minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit -- way below freezing! Its surface is rocky, with canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds and craters all over it. Red dust covers most of its surface. Mars has clouds and wind just like Earth.Mars' atmosphere is made up of 95.3% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, 0.13% oxygen, 0.07% carbon monoxide, and about 0.03% water vapor.