1. Mars Basics

2. Size & Distance Smaller than Earth (0.532x)
Mars diam ~ 6779 km (4212 miles)
Earth diam ~ 12,742 km (7918 miles)
8 Mars would fit inside the Earth!

3. Size & Distance

4. Size & Distance Smaller than Earth (0.532x)
Mars diam ~ 6779 km (4212 miles)
Earth diam ~ 12,742 km (7918 miles)
8 Mars would fit inside the Earth!
1.5 AU from the sun (~140 million miles)
0.5 AU from the Earth (~43 million miles)
SCALE!!!

5. Scale Using a 12-inch Earth globe and 6-inch Mars globe as a scale:
Q: How far away do you think Mars would be?
A: ~0.87 (1.4 km)

6. LPI
McDonald’s

7. Rotation & Revolution One Martian day (sol) is 24 hours and 37 minutes
One Martian year is 687 Earth days, almost two Earth years

8. Seasons Like Earth, Mars tilts
This tilt contributes to seasons; orbit also contributes