1. Facts On Mars
By: Maya Rose Johnson/Tinius

2. Mars Name
 Mars , The Red Planet, was named after
the Roman God of War. Because it appears to
be red when viewed in the sky.
The ancient Egyptians named the planet Her
Descher meaning the red one.

3. Mars Position And Distance
 Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
 The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a
planet, asteroid or comet where it is nearest
to the sun. Mars’ perihelion is 207 million
kilometers.
 Mars orbit is not unusual it’s just further from
the sun.

4. Mars’ Rotation And Size
 Mars is the smallest in terms of other planets.
 0.376 times Earth’s gravity would be 3.687
newton per kilogram. A 100 pound person
would weigh 37.7 pounds on Mars.

5. Mars’ Orbit In One Year
 687 days on Earth equals one full year on
Mars.
 The distance that
Mars travels around
the sun is calculated to
be 977,388,717 miles.

6. Mars’ Atmosphere
Mars Atmosphere
 The atmosphere of Mars is made of 95%
carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6%
argon, and contains oxygen, water, and
methane.
 The atmosphere is thin on Mars.

7. Mars’ Atmosphere
 The temperature on Mars changes around -220⁰F in the Winter to 70⁰F
in the summer.
 Mars is colder than Earth for two reasons, it’s further from the Sun, and
Mars has no atmosphere to speak of.

9. Bibliography
• Answers.com 2012 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_composition_of_the_atmosphere_of_Mars
• Views of the Solar System 2011 http://www.solarviews.com/eng/mars.htm
• NASA 2012 http://www.nasa.gov/
• Discovery Channel Race To Mars 2006 http://www.racetomars.ca/mars/
• Yes I can Science! 2011 http://www.yesican-science.ca/
• Courtenay Middle School http://web.sd71.bc.ca/courtenay_middle/
• Wikiepedia 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars