Mars
Facts About Mars!
The Red Planet
The Red Planet, as Mars is often called, is the fourth planet from the sun . Mars is red tint. This is due to a mineral called iron oxide that is very common on the planet’s surface. A Martian day is 24 hours and 39 minutes long.A typical year on Mars is 1 year and 320 days. Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos
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Mars is covered with sand and dust and its surface is covered with rocks and boulders
Curiosity Rover
Curiosity Rover was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012 .
Size of Mars
Radius: 2,106 miles Surface area: 55.91 million sq miles