MARS IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN'

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THE RED PLANET
Mars has some of the most breathtaking scenery in
the solar-system. It has canyons three times as
deep and five times as long as the grand canyon.

• MARS IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.

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FACTS
SUN WITH MARS
Marss distance from the sun227 940 000 km.
Martian solar days are 24 hours, 39 minutes and
35 seconds long (39 minutes and 35 seconds more
than an Earth day).
Martian years are 669.6 Martian solar days or
687 Earth days (about 1.9 Earth years)
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MARTIANS

• The word Martian comes from the word Mars
  because scientists think that if there are people
  out there they would be on mars.

Mars Earth are in the GOLDILOCKS ZONE, where
it is not to hot or cold.
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MORE FACTS
Mars is named for the Roman god of war and is
sometimes called the red planet because it
appears fiery red in Earths night sky.
Mars is Greek for Ares the god of war.
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