Interesting Facts About Mars

The fourth most distant planet from the Sun is Mars, the "red neighbor" of the Earth. The history of the study of Mars dates back to the times of Ancient Egypt. Despite the fact that a human foot has never set foot on the surface of this planet, today in our arsenal there are many images and various data about Mars. They were obtained thanks to ground-based and orbital telescopes and, of course, spacecraft. The most famous Mars rovers are the American Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity. However, scientists are not going to stop there. Already in 2022, the first flight of a group of people to Mars is planned.

Mars facts

01. The red planet — More than 100 thousand people have applied for a one-way flight as part of the Mars colonization program, which is scheduled for 2022. (NASA / JPL / MSSS) [Image-source]

02. Red planet Mars — Sunsets on Mars are blue. (NASA's Mars Exploration Rover) [Image-source]

03. Planet  Mars is home to the tallest mountain of any known mountain in the solar system. Its height is 22 km. (NASA) [Image-source]

04. Mars is almost half the size of Earth. (NASA / JPL / MSSS) [Image-source]

05. Mars is inhabited by robots. To be precise, at the moment the population of Mars is seven robots. (NASA / JPL-Caltech) [Image-Source]

06. The Curiosity rover played the song "Happy Birthday" on Mars in celebration of one year on the Red Planet. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / Malin Space Science Systems) [Image Source]

07. Your weight on Mars will be 60% less than on Earth. (Allan Foster) [Image-source]

08. Indian automatic interplanetary station "Mangalyan", designed to explore Mars from orbit, cost less than filming the movie "Gravity". (Nesnad) [Image-source]

09. The surface of Mars is red due to the presence of iron oxides in the soil. (NASA / JPL) [Image-source]

10. The soil on Mars is especially good for growing asparagus. (arbyreed) [Image-source]

11. One year on Mars is 687 Earth days. (Dafne Cholet) [Image-source]

12. The average temperature on Mars is -63 ° C. (NASA / JPL / University of Arizona) [Image-source]

13. In 1997, three Yemenis tried to sue NASA for the "invasion of Mars", claiming that they inherited it from their ancestors 3,000 years ago. (ssalonso) [Image-source]

14. Service the Google Mars provides users with a real-time view a map of the Red Planet.

Facts About Mars

How big is Mars

Mars/Radius

3,389.5 km

Size of Mars

Mars/Diameter

6,779 km

Mars size

Surface area: 144.8 million km²

Mass: 6.39 × 10^23 kg

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