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Who discovered Mars? When? How? Where? A lot of people discovered Mars. On July 20,1976 discovered Mars by spacecraft.
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MarsBY WOLF
OCTOBER 4, 2011MRS.
BORGSTADT’SCLASS
How did Mars get it’s name?
• Mars was named after the roman god of war.
Who discovered Mars? When? How? Where?
• A lot of people discovered Mars. On July 20,1976 discovered Mars by spacecraft.
DISTANCES OF MARS.
•Order from the sun: 1.88 Earth years.•Distance from sun in AU: 1.67 AU.
•Distance from sun in KM: 249 million KM.
The Mars appearance.•Mars is orange redish.
The Mars Atmosphere and Surface.
•The atmosphere is very thin and the surface is orange redish.
MARS MEASURMENTSMass:1/10th that of Earth.Volume:163,115,609,799 cubic kilometers.Equatorial circumference: 12.2 feet.Mean density: best guess is 3.94 g/cm.Gravity: 3.6 m/s 2.If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth then you would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
ORBIT ROTATIONS
•Number of days to orbit Earth: 779.96 days.•How close does Mars get to the sun: About 1,480 KM in radius.•How far does Mars get from the sun: 549 million KM.•Length of day: 24.62 hours.