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    Mars is known as the Red Planet and was known by various names throughout history by different ancient civilizations. It has a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide and features such as the largest volcano and canyon in the solar system. Mars also has two small moons called Deimos and Phobos. While water ice is present near the poles, temperatures vary greatly from very cold at the poles to about 20 degrees Celsius near the equator in summer. Several countries have sent missions to Mars to study it, including Viking, Pathfinder, Phoenix, Curiosity and India's Mangalyaan orbiter mission. Humans cannot currently survive on Mars due to the harsh conditions and lack of breathable air and water.

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    Mars is known as the Red Planet and was known by various names throughout history by different ancient civilizations. It has a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide and features such as the largest volcano and canyon in the solar system. Mars also has two small moons called Deimos and Phobos. While water ice is present near the poles, temperatures vary greatly from very cold at the poles to about 20 degrees Celsius near the equator in summer. Several countries have sent missions to Mars to study it, including Viking, Pathfinder, Phoenix, Curiosity and India's Mangalyaan orbiter mission. Humans cannot currently survive on Mars due to the harsh conditions and lack of breathable air and water.

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    Mars is known as the Red Planet and was known by various names throughout history by different ancient civilizations. It has a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide and features such as the largest volcano and canyon in the solar system. Mars also has two small moons called Deimos and Phobos. While water ice is present near the poles, temperatures vary greatly from very cold at the poles to about 20 degrees Celsius near the equator in summer. Several countries have sent missions to Mars to study it, including Viking, Pathfinder, Phoenix, Curiosity and India's Mangalyaan orbiter mission. Humans cannot currently survive on Mars due to the harsh conditions and lack of breathable air and water.

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    Mars The Red Planet

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    Mars is known as the Red Planet and was known by various names throughout history by different ancient civilizations. It has a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide and features such as the largest volcano and canyon in the solar system. Mars also has two small moons called Deimos and Phobos. While water ice is present near the poles, temperatures vary greatly from very cold at the poles to about 20 degrees Celsius near the equator in summer. Several countries have sent missions to Mars to study it, including Viking, Pathfinder, Phoenix, Curiosity and India's Mangalyaan orbiter mission. Humans cannot currently survive on Mars due to the harsh conditions and lack of breathable air and water.

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    BY SAI KARTIK-8-B

    Mars the Red Planet

     Known to Babylonians 3,600 years ago as


    “Star that Wandered”.
     The Greeks referred to it as “Ares” the god of
    War.
     Romans called it Mars.
    Location
    Composed of carbon dioxide (94.9%),
    molecular nitrogen (2.6%) and argon
    (1.9%). It also contains trace levels of
    water vapor, oxygen, carbon monoxide,
    hydrogen and other noble gases. The
    atmosphere of Mars is much thinner
    than Earth's.
    Mars Surface Features

     Surface Color: “Red”


     Features
     Impact Craters
     Largest volcano in the solar
    system
    (Olympus Mons)
     Largest Canyon in the
    Solar System
    (Valles Marineris) Valles Marineris
     Ancient river channels
     Lava Rocks
     Dust: Reddish from
    volcanic rock
    Moons of Mars

     Mars has two tiny moons


    named “Deimos” (Panic) &
    “Phobos” (Fear)
     The moons are irregular
    and very small in size
     Phobos 27x22x18 km
     Deimos 15x12x10 km
     The moons are probably Deimos Phobos
    asteroids captured by Mars
    Is there Water on Mars?

     Water is the key to life as we know it


     The north and south poles of Mars are
    covered with thick ice or frost
     Some astronomers about 100 years ago
    thought there were canals on Mars dug by
    intelligent civilization
     Space probes to date have not found any
    traces of canals on Mars
    Temperatures near the poles can get
    down to -195 degrees F (-125 C). A
    summer day on Mars may get up to 70
    degrees F (20 C) near the equator
    Mass of the planet
    Mass of the planet is 6.42 x 1023. It is
    also known as diet planet as its mass
    is 38% of the Earth.
    The surface of Mars has an orange-
    reddish color because its soil has iron
    oxide or rust particles in it.
    Diameter of the planet is 3,389.5 km
    and the area of the planet is
    144.8 million km².
    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun
    and is the second smallest planet in the
    solar system. Mars is a terrestrial planet
    with a thin atmosphere composed
    primarily of carbon dioxide.
    Previous Mission to Mars

     Viking 1 and 2 in 1976


     Pathfinder in 1997
     Sent by NASA
     Roving vehicle –
    Sojourner to explore
    Martian surface
    MANGALYAAN

     Sent by-ISRO
     INDIA’S first orbiter
    mission
     Sent on
    november5,2013
     Landed on
    september24,2014
    Sent Missions

    Phoenix - 2008
    Mars Science Laboratory - 2009
    K9 Rover
    Mars is totally different from our planet
    Earth. We humans cannot adjust to its
    surroundings and to its climate. We
    particularly need oxygen and water
    which are in very less amounts .
    Therefore, we cannot survive on this red
    planet. But still there are a lot of
    researches taking place. India is also a
    part of these researches.

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