Mars

mars is the fourth planet from the the sun  in our solar system. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, it is referred to as the red planet because of its reddish apperance seen from earth, it is a planet with a thin atmosphere, Mars is currently being orbited by three spacecraft  and is home to two exploration rovers. Mars has two moons in its orbit aswell, (Phobos and Deimos) which are small and irregularly shaped, it is covered by 43,000 craters  with a diameter if 5KM or greater have been found. Mars is home to the solar system's highest mountain, (Olympus Mons) and the deepest canyon, (Valles Marinares). Recent research has led NASA to believe that mars was once covered mostly by water.



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