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  1. Its volcanoes, impact craters, crustal movement, and atmospheric conditions such as dust storms have altered the landscape of Mars over many years, creating some of the solar system's most interesting topographical features.

    • All About Mars

      It is half the size of Earth. Mars is sometimes called the...

  2. 15 de feb. de 2024 · Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system after Mercury. It is the fourth planet from the sun. Mars was formed 4.5 billion years ago, by gravity pulling gas and dust together. Similar to Earth, it has a central core, a rocky mantle, and a solid crust. Interesting Facts About Mars “Sunsets on Mars are blue.” 1.

    • Moons
    • Olympus Mons
    • Valles Marineris

    Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos. They were discovered in 1877 by astronomer Asaph Hall, who named them for the Latin terms “fear” and “panic”. These moons are thought to be captured asteroids and are among the smallest natural satellites in the solar system.

    Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system – Olympus Mons. It measures some 600 kilometres across and rises nearly 27 kilometres above the surrounding terrain. It is a shield volcano built by the continuous action of flowing lava over millions and millions of years that began some 3 billion years ago. Olympus Mons is part of a complex of volc...

    The Valles Marineris is an extensive canyon system on the Mars equator. It is 4,200 kilometres long and, in places, is 7 kilometres deep. On Earth, it would span the entire North American continent and beyond. Mars has has a very primitive form of plate tectonics, and the action of two plates past each other began splitting the surface some 3.5 bil...

  3. Learn all about the Red Planet in our fascinating facts about Mars. How big is Mars? What's the temperature on Mars? Is there water on Mars?

  4. 3 de jun. de 2024 · It is half the size of Earth. Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet. It's red because of rusty iron in the ground. Like Earth, Mars has seasons, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and weather. It has a very thin atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon.

  5. Its volcanoes, impact craters, crustal movement, and atmospheric conditions such as dust storms have altered the landscape of Mars over many years, creating some of the solar system's most interesting topographical features.

  6. 21 de ago. de 2023 · By Michael Greshko. 11 min read. The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of...