Research Paper On Mars

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Mars

In this short journey there are going to be many interesting facts about the planet Mars. Mars has many mysteries like how did it form or how did mars get its name, when was it discovered. Read on and what you find might amaze you.
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is the second smallest planet recorded in our solar system. Mars has a very distinctive color this planet from afar has somewhat of a red color from rusty dust blowing around the planet’s atmosphere. If you are up close you can see that this planet has a more of a golden look. Mars is approximately 4,222 miles in diameter. Mars’s density is about 3.9 grams or centimeters cubed. Mars experiences many dust storms and has ice caps all over. An average day on mars is -80 degrees Fahrenheit and at night the average temperature is -100 degrees. …show more content…

Its atmosphere used to be thick enough for water, but today it cannot. Over time the atmosphere got thinner and there’s little or no water to be found on this planet. Now this planet’s atmosphere is too thin to support life as we know it. When the atmosphere was thick this planet could have supported life in the ancient past. Mars’s chemical makeup is Carbon dioxide: 95.32 percent Nitrogen: 2.7 percent Argon: 1.6 percent Oxygen: 0.13 percent Carbon monoxide: 0.08 percent Also, minor amounts of: water, nitrogen oxide, neon, hydrogen-deuterium-oxygen, krypton and xenon (space.com). Mars does not have gas

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