Researched by Rubi, Yasmin

Location

• Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.

• Mars year is 687 Earth days.

• Mars is usually about 141 million miles from the sun.

• Mars is smaller and oval shaped.

Composition

• Mars is made of reddish orange rocks.

• The rocks on Mars have iron oxide.

• There are two polar ice caps on Mars.

• The polar ice caps are made out of Carbon Dioxide.

• The Mars sky is pink.• Mars looks like a rocky

desert.

Unique Facts

• Mars has many volcanoes.• The valley, Marineris

Canyon on Mars, is larger than the Grand Canyon.

• It is 10 times larger and 4 times deeper.

• Olympus Mons is a mountain on Mars.

• It is 3 times taller than Mount Everest and it’s the tallest in the solar system.

• Another unique fact about Mars is the night time temperature is -193.

Previous Missions

• In 1964 a robot named Mariner 4 went to Mars. It had solar panels, a camera, and a dish for pictures.

• In 1997 Sojourner went to Mars. It was like a skateboard.

• In 2004, Spirit and Opportunity were the robots sent to Mars. They searched for rocks and dug in the ground.

Conclusion

• We have learned many things about Mars.

• One thing we learned is people can not live there because there’s no water. Also, there’s no oxygen on Mars.

• Maybe in the future people could live on Mars.

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Robot Exploration• Our robot has 4 wheels, a dish, and a camera.• It is made of metal. The wheels are made of

metal.• The robot has a claw to grab rocks to discover

new things.• Our team is using a robot for exploration

because there is no water or oxygen.• The robot will conduct rock experiments. We

will learn what Mars is made of. The robot will take pictures of Mars and send them to Earth.

Bibliography

• Sparrow, Giles. Destination Mars 2010• Zobel, Derek. Exploring Space Mars 2010• Kipp, Steven L. Mars 2000