Mars is named after the roman god of war and has two moons called Deimos and Phobos. One of Mars' moons, Phobos, is moving closer and closer to Mars. Scientists think that one day it will crash into Mars.Mars has the tallest Volcano in the Solar System named Olympus Mons and it is 15 miles high which is three times the height of Mount Everest. Like Earth, the poles of Mars are covered in ice. The ice becomes thicker in the winter.Mars orbits the sun every 687 Earth days.
Mars is a planet that scientists are longing to send astronauts to. Mars is the next planet on astronauts lists to go and visit. But before that, they need to send rovers to go and explore to see if there is life. So far, nothing, no life whatsoever. Life isn't the only thing that is standing in their way such as the climate, it cannot trap the heat like Venus, which means the temperature can reach a high 70 degrees Fahrenheit and then drop to a freezing temperature of -225 degrees Fahrenheit, now that is cold. Another thing that astronauts have to fight is gravity. Gravity is very low on Mars, so if you weighed 70 pounds (32kg) on Earth, then you would weigh around 27 pounds ( 12kg ). One more thing, the atmosphere is really thin and is mainly made up of carbon dioxide which means that meteorites can come crashing in and destroy anything and everything in its path! Would you like to go to Mars?
Mars is a planet that scientists are longing to send astronauts to. Mars is the next planet on astronauts lists to go and visit. But before that, they need to send rovers to go and explore to see if there is life. So far, nothing, no life whatsoever. Life isn't the only thing that is standing in their way such as the climate, it cannot trap the heat like Venus, which means the temperature can reach a high 70 degrees Fahrenheit and then drop to a freezing temperature of -225 degrees Fahrenheit, now that is cold. Another thing that astronauts have to fight is gravity. Gravity is very low on Mars, so if you weighed 70 pounds (32kg) on Earth, then you would weigh around 27 pounds ( 12kg ). One more thing, the atmosphere is really thin and is mainly made up of carbon dioxide which means that meteorites can come crashing in and destroy anything and everything in its path! Would you like to go to Mars?