Ashton Wiltz

Meghan O’Leary

Claire Walker

Andrew McEwen

Julia Griffin

•Mars has been called the Red Planet, since the days of the Romans when they named it after the god of war, because of its blood color

What about Mars?

•Well, Clouds will never interrupt the sunrise because clouds hardly ever form.

•Never think there are enough hours in the day? Well, the Martian day is 37 minutes longer than Earth’s.

Activities•Visit Olympus Mons, the volcano 600km wide and 27 km high!

•Ski and skate on the north ice cap, its -68ºC!

•Play Spaceball™ its like hockey, only on Mars.

•Learn how to recycle every product you use!

•Collect samples of Mars!

•Explore the uncharted Martian terrain, package deal with tour guide and lunch.

•Visit the Face and City in Cydonia Mensae.

Boarding en Route

“Spacious and comfortable rooms. We guarantee you’ll feel weightless and as light as air.

Information about Mars•Ice caps are -68 and -133C

•Surface gravity is -2.18 of earth’s

•surface pressure is 7millibars

•major gasses CO2 & N

•has 2 moons

•Tilt of axis = 25.2

•Density =x water

•Volume = .15 x earth

•Diameter = 4220 mi.

•Distance from sun = 142 million miles

Mars calendar

Month # ofdays

Beginson sol #

features

Gemini 61 1 VernalEquinox

Cancer 65 62

Leo 66 127

Virgo 65 193 SummerSolstice

Libra 60 25854318

Scorpius 64 318

Sagittarius 60 172 Autumnequonox

Capricorn 47 422 DustStormSeason

Aquarius 46 469

Pisces 48 515 Wintersolistice

Aries 51 563 D.S.Seasonends

56

Taurus 56 614 NewYearseve

Travel Info. And Cost

Outbound Time = 180 days

Inbound Time = 180 days

Radiation Dose = 52 REM

Zero gravity exposure - 360 days

Cost - only 5,000 Marsbars™, the official currency, and candy, of Mars

In summer temperatures can get as high as 23°C.

There is hardly ever any rain on mars because clouds hardly ever form

Day Length: 24 hours and 37 minutes(a.k.a: Sol)

Atmosphere: Composed of 95.3% Carbon Dioxide, little bits of Nitrogen, argon,oxygen, other gasses.

In winter it can get as cold as -133°C VERY VERY WARM CLOTHING,Du-ring summer: light jackets and sweaters,Gas, mask,Sunglasses,Space Suit, (DUH),Gravity boots

Casual Wear (the domes are heated).

Toiletries

Velcro

Sleeping wear

Snacks

Entertainment

*In Hindu mythology, Mars is known as Mangala.

*The Mayans were aware of the movements of Mars.

Karttikaya, the Mayan war god was born from six sparks that fell from the eyes of god Siva into a lake.

*In Mayan mythology, Mars is represented by pictures of a long-nosed beast shown descending from the sky.

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