4. Solar System  Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.  It is 228 million miles from the Sun.  One orbit is 687 Earth days.  One rotation for Mars is 24.5 Earth hours.  Mars is the tiny red ball next to Jupiter in the bottom left corner. This is not an authentic picture. The planets are far from each other, and the closest Earth and Mars were to each other were 33.9 million miles.

5. Moons Mars has two moons. Their names are Deimos and Phobos. This is a picture of the two moons of Mars. Deimos is the smaller one, and Phobos is the bigger one.

6. Planet appearance Mars is a tiny red planet that is half the size of Earth, and the red can only be seen by Earthlings. There is black mixed in with the red, and also a little white. There are craters and mountains and valleys.

7. Rover on Mars !!! This is a picture of one of the shadows of one of the rovers on Mars. Many people have sent them, so you can easily find a picture online.

8. Exploration  There are many satellites. One of them is called Mars Orbiter Mission, or MOM. Mars is the most explored planet in our solar system. The first interplanetary mission was in 1960.  This is a picture of the MOM satellite.

9. Facts  The name of the month March comes from the name Mars.  Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system. It is called Olympus Mons, and it’s three times larger than Mount Everest!  Mars has an unbreathable atmosphere, so humans couldn’t breathe. Also, it is very cold there so we might freeze to death. The temperature is usually -85 degrees fahrenheit, and the summer is 25 degrees.

10. More Facts  There is a white spot on mars many people believe to be snow.  Scientists aren’t quite sure what it is.  Mars is half the size of Earth.  Mars was names after a Greek god.  I WOULD WEIGH 54.2 on mars  Hope you enjoyed!!!! =)