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MARS By Matthew C.
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Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Table of Contents 3 What do scientists think the surface of Mars is like? What is the atmosphere like on Mars 4 What is the temperature range? What is Mars’ diameter? 5 Does it have any moons? How far is Mars from the Sun? 6 How many miles from Earth is Mars? How many Earth hours does it take for Mars to rotate once? 7 How long does it take Mars to revolve around the Sun? How did Mars get it’s name? 8 Are there other interesting facts? 9 Bibliography/Webliography
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Surface and Atmosphere The surface of Mars is very rocky and dusty. The atmosphere is thin with mostly carbon dioxide.
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Miles from Earth and Length of Day Mars is 33.9 million miles from Earth. A day on Mars is 24.6 hours.
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Temperature and Diameter The temperature is usually -81 degrees Fahrenheit The diameter is 4,222 miles.
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Moon and Distance from Sun Mars has 2 moons named Phobos and Deimos. Mars is 141,600,000 miles from the Sun.
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Length of Year and How Mars got its Name A year on Mars is 685 days. Mars was named after the Roman god of war for it’s blood red color.
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Other Facts Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars is home of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System. Mars is 1 of 2 planets that are smaller than Earth Mars is home of Valles Marineris the largest canyon in the Solar System. A 100 pound person would weigh 38 pounds on Mars. Olympus Mons is 3 times taller than Mount Everest
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Bibliography/Webliography Aguilar, David. 13 Planets. :, 2011.,. "www.sciencekids.com."... 1/20/14. Foresman, Scott. Inner and Outer Planets. :, 2008. www.planetsforkids.com Vogt, Gregory. The Solar System. :, 1995.
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