Mars Planet

Submitted by:

Ishaan Maheshwari
Class: 7th C
Roll No.
St. Joseph Academy
• Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar
System, being larger than only Mercury.
• Mars is often referred to as the "Red Planet“.
• Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere.
• Mars is approximately half the diameter of Earth, with a surface area only slightly less
than the total area of Earth's dry land.
•  Mars is less dense than Earth, having about 15% of Earth's volume and 11% of
Earth's mass, resulting in about 38% of Earth's surface gravity.
• The red-orange appearance of the Martian surface is caused by iron oxide, or rust. 
• It can look like butterscotch, other common surface colors include golden, brown, tan,
and greenish, depending on the minerals .present
 ORBIT OF MARS

Mars is 230 million kilometer far away from sun.

Mars solar day (sol) = 24 hours and 39 minutes.
Mars revolution = 687 earth days.
• Discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877.
• Origin is possibly asteroid capture.
• Named after Greek mythology characters
Panic and Dread.
• No total solar eclipses in mars.
• Total lunar eclipses happen every night.
 ATMOSPHERE OF MARS

• Mars consists of 95% Carbon dioxide(CO2), 3% Nitrogen, 1.6% Argon and traces of oxygen and
water.
• No magnetosphere
• Extremely thin atmosphere.
 WATER IN MARS

• Water was speculated to be once present in Mars, but today water cannot exist due to low
atmospheric pressure(except in low areas).
 CLIMATE OF MARS

• Largest dust storm in the solar system.

• Mars seasons are most Earth like among all planets in the solar system.
• Temperature -87 Degree Celsius(Winter) to -5 Degree Celsius(Summer).
 TOPOGRAPHY

• Olympus Mons: Highest mountain in the solar system (27km height).

• Valles Marineris: Largest known canyon in the solar system(4000km long).
• Borealis Basin: (Northern Hemisphere) covers 40% of the planet.
• Sinus Meridiani: Mars Prime Meridian.
• Hellas Impact Basin: Biggest impact crater in Mars.
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