BY ZORIN AND ANDREA

MARS IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR.

GALILEO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO DISCOVER MARS AND ALL THE OTHER PLANETS.

MARS ROTATES ON ITS AXIS FOR ALMOST 25 HOURS

MARS IS 4,200 MILES ACROSS. IT IS NOT BIGGER THAN EARTH

MARS IS THE SECOND SMALLEST PLANET BESIDES MERCURY

FOR MARS TO REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN, IT TAKES ALMOST 2 EARTH YEARS

MARS HAS RED ROCKY SURFACE SO IT IS NOT DANGEROUS TO WALK ON

MARS HAS MOONS NAMED PHOBOS AND DIEMOS. THEY WERE SEEN IN 1877.

MARS HAS THE LARGEST VOLCANO CALLED OLYMPUS MONS