Mars: A Red Planet By: Nirali M About Fact Average distance from sun in miles 142 million miles Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5
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Slide 1
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
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www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 2
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 3
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 4
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 5
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 6
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 7
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 8
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 9
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
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•
•
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SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 2
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
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•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 3
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
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•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 4
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 5
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 6
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 7
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 8
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts
Slide 9
Mars: A Red Planet
By: Nirali M
About
Fact
Average distance from sun in
miles
142 million miles
Average distance from sun in AU 1.4 to 1.5 AU
Perihelion distance
128.6 million miles
Aphelion distance
160 million miles.
Rational period (Length of Day)
24.6 or 24 hours, 39 mins
Orbital Period (Length of Year)
687 days
Diameter
4,200 Km
Type of Planet
Terrestrial
Type of Rotation
Clockwise
Number of Moons
2, Phobos and Deimos
Mars is named after the Roman God of War. The Greeks first called it Ares
because of its red color which is associated with War.
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere is thin, dusty and un-breathable
Temperature:
Average temperature is -63 oC (-81.4 oF)
Highest Temperature is 23 oF
Lowest Temperature is -125 oF
Surface: The color is Red. It has a lot of impact craters, lava rocks and volcanic
rock
Atmosphere Composition: Mostly made Carbon Dioxide (95 %). It also contains
Nitrogen (2.7%), Argon (1.6%) and Oxygen (.13%)
Soil Composition: Iron rich minerals
Symbol:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Mars is the 4th Planet in the Solar System
About 4.6 Billion Years Old
Mass is much smaller and denser than Earth
Martian Crust contains Volcanic Rock
Martian Core contains Iron, Nickel and Sulfur
Core of Mars is most likely solid, does not have a magnetic
field
Distance of Mars from Sun is 1 ½ times the distance of Earth
from the Sun
Mars is much colder than Earth
Mars has mountains that are much higher than Mr. Everest,
Earth’s highest Peak.
Water once flowed on Mars forming the canyons.
There are a lot of dust storms over Mars
Mars exploration began in 1960’s by the US.
Outer Surface of Mars
photographed by Hubble Space
Telescope
Surface of Mars
Fact
Mars
Earth
Mass
0.64 x 10 24 Kg (10% 5.3796 x 10 24 Kg
of Earth)
Gravity
3.74 m/s2 (37% of
Earth)
9.8 m/s2
Size (Radius)
2,107 miles (1/2
the radius of earth)
4,200 miles
Satellites (or
Moons)
2
1
Distance from Sun
141,620,000 miles
(1/12 times farther
than Earth to Sun)
94,413,333 miles
Crust: about 50 Km thick
Mantle: 500 Km thick
Core: 5500 Km thick
Mars
•
•
•
•
•
www.nasa.gov- the NASA website
SIRS on Media Center (Campus Middle School)
www.nettrekker.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Natural and Applied Sciences Univ. of
Wisconsin, Green Bay Website for some facts