The Solar System Ezequiel Gonzalez

The Inner Planets The inner planets are the planets closest to the sun. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. MercuryVenusEarthMars

The Outer Planets The outer planets are the farthest from the sun. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune

Earth’s Surface Earth is 70% water and 30% land. Earth’s continents are Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, and South America. The five oceans are The Indian Ocean, The Atlantic Ocean, The Arctic Ocean, The Pacific Ocean, and The Southern Ocean. The South Pole contains the largest ice cap.

Earth’s Surface The Grand Canyon is what we are going to talk about now. The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona. The Grand Canyon was formed because of the Colorado River. The Canyon is 277 miles long and over a mile deep.

Mar’s Surface Many people ask why is Mars red or why is Mars called the Red Planet. Mars is red because of its iron oxide. There are not any continents in Mars. There aren’t any oceans in Mars either. Mars has a lot of craters in its surface. Mars a volcano and it is called Olympus Mons.

Mar’s Surface Believe it or not, Mars also has a Grand Canyon but its not called The Grand Canyon. It’s actually called Valles Marineris. Valles Marineris is more than 4,000 km (2,500 mi) long, 200 km (120 mi) wide and up to 7 km (23,000 ft) deep. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet or 1,800 meters).

Curiosity Curiosity is one of Mar’s rovers (others are Mars 2, Mars 3, Sojourner, Beagle 2, Spirit, and Opportunity). Curiosity has discovered water in Mars, radiation, and signs of past life. Some facts about Curiosity: the lasers fixed on top of the rovers “head” can shoot at a distance of up to 23 feet and vaporize anything in their path. Curiosity is one big bad boy— it weighs 1,982 pounds on earth (about the weight of a Mini Cooper). And it took eight months for the rover to make it to Mars from Earth!

How Mars and Earth are different Earth and Mars are also different, and here are some examples: Mars is much much colder than Earth because it orbits around the sun farther away from where Earth orbits the sun. Mars doesn’t have any seas, oceans, etc. Mars is half of the Earth’s size. And last but not least, Mars hasn’t been found with living beings on the planet.

How Mars and Earth are alike Mars and Earth are alike, and here are some examples: Both of them are quite rocky and are relatively the same shape. They both contain water (though Mars has only trace amounts). One more thing is that are both inner planets.

Conclusion In conclusion, Mars and Earth have things in common, but they also have differences. I think in the years to come while our technology advances we will learn more stuff about Mars. I think that Curiosity is doing a good job and it will keep us in formed. HOPE YOU ENJOYED!!!!!!