10 Interesting Facts About Mars

1. Mars is nicknamed the red planet. Because of the color reminding people of blood, they named Mars after the roman god of war.
2. Mars has two moons, but because of their irregular shape, scientists think that they might also be asteroids just stuck in the gravitational pull of Mars.
3. Mars’s moons have interesting names. One moon is called Fobos, which means fear, and the other moon is called Demos, which means panic.
4. Because Mars is so close to Earth in the solar system, it looks very big in our night sky, however, Mars is one of the smaller planets in the solar system. In fact, it is only about half the size as Earth.
5. You know how scientists tend to name things with long and confusing words that most people don’t understand? Well the scientists who studied Mars tried to do something different. They actually named some of the rocks on the surface of Mars some interesting names that they thought would be easy to remember. For instance, amongst others there was cabbage patch, pop tart, half dome, shark, stimbi, and yogi - pretty easy names and pretty fun too.
6. You know that famous face on Mars? Well that thing is actually huge. It rises up about 2,000 feet above the surface and it stretches for miles.
7. You know how there’s a magnetic field around Earth? Well Mars does not have one. Now scientists believe that Mars used to have one, but now it is gone.
8. Mars is generally a very cold planet. It can get to temperatures as low as below 193 degrees below 0 and it only gets to temperatures up to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. So if you’re going to Mars, you better pack a jacket.
9. One of the two moons that are rotating around Mars is slowly loosing its altitude during its orbit. Scientist believe that that moon will eventually crash into the surface of Mars.
10. There’s been a debate on whether or not there is water on Mars, but recently scientists have discovered water. In fact, there is so much water under the surface of Mars that it can fill Lake Michigan twice.

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