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Mars BY WOLF OCTOBER 4, 2011 MRS. BORGSTADT’S CLASS

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Who discovered Mars? When? How? Where? A lot of people discovered Mars. On July 20,1976 discovered Mars by spacecraft.

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MarsBY WOLF

OCTOBER 4, 2011MRS.

BORGSTADT’SCLASS

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How did Mars get it’s name?

• Mars was named after the roman god of war.

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Who discovered Mars? When? How? Where?

• A lot of people discovered Mars. On July 20,1976 discovered Mars by spacecraft.

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DISTANCES OF MARS.

•Order from the sun: 1.88 Earth years.•Distance from sun in AU: 1.67 AU.

•Distance from sun in KM: 249 million KM.

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The Mars appearance.•Mars is orange redish.

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The Mars Atmosphere and Surface.

•The atmosphere is very thin and the surface is orange redish.

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MARS MEASURMENTSMass:1/10th that of Earth.Volume:163,115,609,799 cubic kilometers.Equatorial circumference: 12.2 feet.Mean density: best guess is 3.94 g/cm.Gravity: 3.6 m/s 2.If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth then you would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.

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ORBIT ROTATIONS

•Number of days to orbit Earth: 779.96 days.•How close does Mars get to the sun: About 1,480 KM in radius.•How far does Mars get from the sun: 549 million KM.•Length of day: 24.62 hours.