Mars
Atmosphere and Climate
Orbit and Rotation
100 times thinner than earths atmosphere
95% carbon dioxide
Nitrogen, Argon, Oxygen, Carbon monoxide make up majority of the rest of the atmosphere
Mars Year is 687 Earth days
The axis is 25°, and has seasons
Rotation is 24 hours, 37 minutes
Surface Temperature is about -129°C to 37°C
Atmosphere about 0.6% pressure of Earth
Size
Radius is 3,396 kilometers
The density is 3.93 grams per cubic centimeter (71% of Earth)
Mass is 0.11% of Earths mass
Mar's Structure
Core
Between 1700 -1850 km
iron, nickel and sulfur
2 Moons
Phobos
Deimos
Deimos means dread
Phobos means fear or panic
Phobos was discovered on Aug. 17, 1877 by Asaph Hall
Deimos was discovered on Aug. 11, 1877 by Asaph Hall
Smaller of Mar's moons
Larger of Mar's moons
The name Mars
The name Mars originated from the roman god of war
The first 100 on Mars
The red is due to the high amount of iron oxide
Weather and erosion
Gravity is 0.38% of Earth's gravity
Massive duststorms
Acidic rain
Erosion
Second smallest planet
Fourth planet from the sun
Surface is covered by loose rocks and dust
Geology
Basalt
Iron oxide
They will be the first to travel to Mars
They plan to used 3D printers to make liveable pods
Olympus Mons
Different types of rocks
Sedimentary
Igneous