Mars

By Jacob Gorkisch

Distance from the sun

142 miles from the sun

Between the Earth and Jupiter

4th from the sun

Size• Mars is 4,222 miles or 6,794 kilometers

long

• Some are 74,000 miles long

• Mars is the 7th largest planet

Moons• Mars has two moons deimios and

pohobos

• Both have a weak gravitation pull

Orbit

• Mars orbits the sun every 686.98 day

• It orbits the sun counterclockwise

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Rotation

• A full rotation on mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes

temperature

• The highest temperature on mars is 139 degrees Fahrenheit

• The lowest temperature is -127 degrees Fahrenheit.

• The atmosphere is made up of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon.

Interesting facts

• Mars has higher mountains and deeper canyons than any planet.

• Satellites take pictures of mars and send it to earth.

• Mars is more like earth then any other planet .

• www.Kidstronomy.com

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