Fun Facts
How many people have visited Mars?
So far only uncrewed spacecraft have landed on Mars. Only 0 people have been to Mars. Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit, Curiosity, and Peserverance.
What is the colour of Mars?
Red, orange, brown, tan, and basically anything brownish or reddish.
Is Mars hot or cold?
It actually cold even though it looks hot
Is Mars the 4th or 2nd planet?
Mars is the fourth planet.
Is there any life on Mars moons?
No, not even the microscopic kind.
Does Mars have water?
Yes but it’s frozen. It’s located underneath the ground.
Is Mars larger than most planets?
It is not larger than most planets, but it is only bigger than Mercury.
Does Mars have bad weather?
Yes in the winter the temperature can goes as low as -130. There are also frequent dust storms and something global dust storms can cover the whole planet
What is another name for Mars?
The Red Planet.
What was Mars called before?
The Babylonians studied astronomy as early as 400 BC and they called Mars Nergal.
Why does Mars moons look weird.
Phobos and Deimos are very small so they don’t have enough gravity to keep themselves in a spherical form.
How big is Mars compared to the Earth?
It’s about half the size of Earth.
Does Mars have snow?
Observation by NASA’s Mars reconnaissance Orbiter have detected carbon dioxide snow clouds on Mars and evidence of carbon dioxide snow falling to the surface of the planet so the short answer is yes. Mars does have snow.
How did Mars get its colour?
A lot of rocks on Mars are full of iron so which means when the iron filled rocks are oxidized they have a chemical reaction and turn reddish.
Can you grow plants on Mars?
No because Mars doesn’t have the soil Earth does.
How big is both of Mars moons?
Phobos is 11.267 km and Deimos is 6.2 km big
What does the surface of Mars look like?
It looks like a red desert.
Does Mars have seasons?
Yes Mars has four season but they’re twice as long as Earth‘s seasons
how many Earth days does it take for mars to orbit the sun?
It takes 687 days.
Can you live on Mars?
There isn’t any oxygen on Mars so if you don’t have a spacesuit you’ll die, but if you do have a spacesuit you don’t die. If you plan on living on the planet though you can’t because you can’t grow food there, unless you brought food lasting a lifetime.
How was Mars formed?
When the solar system settled into it’s correct layout about 4.5 billion years ago, Mars formed when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust to become the fourth planet from the sun.
How many common colours does Mars have?
What is the length of all the seasons in Earth days on Mars? Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Winter:154 days, Autumn:147 days, Summer:178 days, Spring: 194 days.
How old is Mars?
4,603 billion years
How smaller is Mars compared to Earth?
Mars is smaller than Earth with a diameter of 6,779 km while Earth has a diameter of 12,742 km.