Mars planet space. Those in favor of colonizing and terraforming mars may prefer this. March 10 2006 the mars reconnaissance orbiter is searching for evidence of past water on mars using the most powerful camera and spectrometer ever sent to mars. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest planet in the solar system after mercuryin english mars carries a name of the roman god of war and is often referred to as the red planet. This dynamic planet has seasons polar ice caps and weather and canyons and extinct volacanoes evidence of an even more active past.
Mars reconnaissance orbiter in orbit at mars nasa launch. Mars is half the diameter of earth but twice the size of earths moon. For starters the red planet isnt even totally red. The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on mars surface which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Mars is about half 53 percent the size of earth but because mars is a desert. An interesting side note. Only mercury is smaller.
There are signs of ancient floods on mars but now water mostly exists in icy dirt and thin clouds. Like earth mars has seasons polar ice caps volcanoes canyons and weather. In fact if you took all the land mass of earth minus our oceans that land mass would be about the same size of mars. The planet probably got this name due to its red color.
It has a very thin atmosphere made of carbon dioxide nitrogen and argon. Mars the fourth planet from the sun is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the seventh largestmars greek. In truth the romans copied the ancient greeks who also named the.
On some martian hillsides there is evidence. Befitting the red planets bloody color the romans named it after their god of war. Browns tans golds and flecks of green pop out as you scan the rocky dusty dune laden landscape. Ares is the god of war.
Mars is sometimes referred to as the red planet.