MARS
Scientist believes that 3.5 billion years ago Mars experienced...
the largest flood known in the solar system and it might have turned into lakes or shallow oceans
What allowded scientist to begin studying Mars prior to launching missions?
Pieces of mars falling to earth
Valles Marineris canyon
Stretched 4,000 km along Mars equator and deep as 7 km. Could stretch right across the USA
Olympus Mons
Tallest mountain in the solar system. Shield volcano.
Who called it Ares after their god of war?
The Greeks
Who associated the planet's red color to their god of war?
The Romans
How did Chinese astronomers called mars?
The fire star
How did Egyptian priest called mars?
The red one
Dark blotches on the surface of mars were interprted as
lakes or oceans ans some even saw dark lines crisscrossing the surface but they weres just optical illusions and mars is a dry dusrty desert
Martian days
24 hours; 39 min; 35sec
Surface winds are up to
40 meters per sec (80 miles per hour)
150 on earth
47 pounds on mars
revovles around the sun every
687 earth days
Atmosphere consist of __% carbon dioxide, _% nitrogen, _._% argon and traces of...
95%; 3%, 1.6%; water and oxygen
Why would you die immediately in Mars surface without spacesuit?
Because of the cold temperatures and because of the thin atmosphere.
Why is mars red?
Because of the dust and rocks being rich in iron
half the size of _____ and twice the size of ______
Earth, moon
Air pressure at the surface of Mars is only ___% the pressure we enjoy here on earth
1%
Phobos and Deimos
Two irregular moons, phobos is the largest and deimos the smallest
Largest dust storms
can last for months ad cover the entire planet.
Described as
cold desert planet
Mars is the ______ planet from the sun
fourth
Sun appears....
half the size as it does on Earth
Farthest point from the sun
northern hemisphere: leans toward sun ; long and mild summer southern hemisphere: lengthy, cold winter
Closest point to the sun
southern hemisphere: leans toward the sun; short and intense hot summer northern hemisphere: cold winter
