MARS BASICS
What is Mars commonly called ?
The Red Planet.
A Martian day is called a what
Sol
What kind of surface covers most of Mars ?
Rocky and Dusty.
In regard to size the moons are bigger or smaller than Mars.
Smaller
What is Mariner 4?
First spacecraft to send close up pictures of Mars.
Mars is the 4th planet from which star ?
The Sun.
A sol is about how many earth hours and minutes?
24 hours and 39 minutes.
This is the name of Mars largest Volcano.
Olympus Mons.
Mars has seasons because its axis is what
Tilted.
These were landers that studied the surface and performed experiments related to the search for life.
Viking I and Viking 2.
What gives Mars it's reddish color ?
Iron Oxide (Rust)
What is the average surface temp on Mars ?
About - 60 Celsius or - 80 F.
The sky on Mars often looks this color
Butterscotch/Pink.
Mars has a very thin?
Atmosphere.
Landers Spirit and Opportunity found evidence of what?
Liquid water had affected rocks in the past.
This volcano on Mars is how many times higher than Mount Everest.
Three times.
What % of Earth's gravity does Mars have ?
About 38 %
Mars has these at each of its poles.
Polar Ice Caps
THe atmosphere contains what elements ( name 2)
Nitrogen, Argon, Carbon, Oxygen.
What was Ingeuity?
A remote controlled helicopter landed on Mars.
Mars is named after the Roman God of
WAR!
How many days does it take Mars to orbit the sun ?
687 earth days.
Ancient what suggests that water once flowed on Mars.
River Channels.
Mars size is about what compared to Earth diameter.
About half.
This Lander studied ancient river Deltas
Perservance.