Mars Information Report

Mars Information Report

People call mars the red planet due to the  red colour from the iron oxide in its soil.

Mars is about ⅙ the size of Earth.It’s the fourth planet from the sun.It’s  more than 142 million miles from the sun.

Mars is named for the ancient Roman god of war.The Greeks called the planet Ares.The Romans and Greeks associated the planet with war because the red colour  resembles the colour of blood.

Mars has two small moons named Phobos Deimos.Phobos is a bit larger than Deimos.Phobos means fear and Deimos means flight in Greek.

Mars surface is rocky, with canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds and craters all over it.Mars also has clouds and wind just like Earth.Sometimes the wind will blow the red dust into a dust storm.