Mars

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Mars, our neighbor planet, is the most explored planet in our solar system, the Milky Way. We have taken a certain interest in Mars, because there is a possibility that it may have sustained life. It is also the most convenient and has the most hospitable climate. That is why we have collected more information about Mars’s atmosphere, physical characteristics, moons, and orbit than other planets.
Mars’s interior composition is formed mush like Earth’s. It has a solid care, liquid mantle, and thin crust. Its core is composed of iron, nickel, and sulfur. The composition of its mantle is a combination of silicon, oxygen, iron, and magnesium. Its thinnest layer, only 30 miles thick, consists mainly of volcanic basalt rock, but the soil contains many minerals including sodium, potassium, chloride, and magnesium.
Mar’s exterior features vary from region to region. The largest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located in Mars. It measures 17 miles high. That is 3 times the size of Mt. Everest! It also hosts Valles Marineris, the deepest and longest valley in the solar system...

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