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Welcome to the Red Planet!
Welcome to the Red Planet!
Mars the the most explored planet in the solar system, other than Earth.
Mars the the most explored planet in the solar system, other than Earth.
Fourth planet from the sun
Fourth planet from the sun
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Planetary details:
Planetary details:
6,779 kilometers in diameter (About .53 times the size of Earth)
229 million kilometers from the sun (About 1.5 times Earth's distance from the sun)
Year length = 687 Earth days
Day length = 24 hours and 39 minutes
Orbit details:
Orbit details:
Average orbital speed = 24 km/s
About 5.5x more elliptical than Earth's orbit
About 1.5x larger than Earth's orbit
Go to the Day to Day on Mars page to learn more about the specifics of Mars...
Mars was formed about 4.5 billion years ago
Mars was formed about 4.5 billion years ago
Gravity pulled swirling gas, dust, and rocks together to form the planet.
Go to the History page to learn more about the history of Mars...
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Mars is the most habitable planet in the solar system!
Mars is the most habitable planet in the solar system!
Due to Mars' many similarities with Earth, it is one of the very few options for obtaining future human life. With an atmosphere, fairly comparable temperatures, and similar structure and elements, Mars may be our next home.
Go to the Geology and Atmosphere page to learn more about the composition of Mars and it's atmosphere...
Mars is the most explored object in the solar system!
Mars is the most explored object in the solar system!
There have been 37 successful missions to Mars since 1976. There are currently three orbiters, the InSight Lander, three rovers, and one helicopter actively exploring Mars today!
Go to the Exploration page to learn more about our exploration of Mars...
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Mars has two moons that have quite the odd shape!
Mars has two moons that have quite the odd shape!
Phobos and Deimos are named after the horses that the chariot of Ares. It's believed that they were large asteroids that were caught by Mars' gravity!
Go to the Moons page to learn more about the Martian moons...
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