Mars
Mars is a dusty, red planet that you can sometimes see with your eyes at night. It has tall volcanoes and huge canyons that make it very interesting.
Weather and air
Mars is cold and windy with thin air made mostly of carbon dioxide, so people cannot breathe there. Dust storms can cover the whole planet.
A few interesting things
- Mars looks red because of rusty dust on its surface.
- Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest volcano in the Solar System.
- Mars has a huge canyon called Valles Marineris that is very deep.
- Robots called rovers (like Curiosity and Perseverance) explore Mars now.
- A day on Mars is just a little longer than a day on Earth.
- People dream of sending astronauts to Mars someday.
Moons
Mars has two moons.
A few details
- Diameter: 6,792 km
- Type: rocky
- Distance from sun: 228 million km
- Day length: 25 hours
- Year length: 687 days