Mars has a diameter of 4,212.3 miles. We know that it has 2 moons, but there could be more.
My name is Ishaan Johri and I would like to tell you about the planet Mars. Mars was named after the Roman god of war. Mars is next to earth. It's also called the red planet because it looks very red.
The Moons of Mars
In 1610 an astronomer named Galileo Galilei discovered Mars using a telescope. Within 100 years astronomers discovered many features about Mars including its rotational period and axial tilt.
Climate of Mars
Mars is an inner planet. An inner planet is a planet that's a rocky planet and they come before the asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is a belt of asteroids that surrounds the sun. The neighbors of Mars are Earth and Jupiter.
Fun facts about Mars
Mars has 2 moons, but there maybe more. The names of the moons are Phobos and Deimos. They are both very small but Phobos is a bit larger. Phobos has a diameter of 14.002 miles. The diameter of Deimos is 7.705 miles. The 2 moons are in different shapes.
Mars is primarily made up of silicon, oxygen, iron, and magnesium and probably has the consistency of soft rocky paste. The average temperature of Mars is -81 F. In the poles it can reach up to -221 F. In the equator of Mars the tempreture is 70+ F. The temperature can reach up to 95 degrees F.
Mars is home to the tallest mountain in the solar system. The name of the mountain is called Olympus Mons. Mars is about 53,814,000 miles away from earth. The distance between mars and earth is constantly changing because of its orbit around the sun. Mars also has the largest dust storms in the solar system.
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