Mars Planet


   Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to its reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide.

 1.Red Planet
   Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to its reddish appearance.
2.Tallest Mountain
   Olympus Mons is 21 km high and 600 km in diameter. Despite having formed over billions of years, evidence from volcanic lava flows is so recent many scientists believe it could still be active.
3. Surface Area
   Mars has almost as much surface as Earth has land - but that doesn't account for the 71 percent of Earth that's covered in water.
4.Ice Caps
  Like Earth, only Mars has ice caps at its poles. The northern cap is up to 2 miles (3.2 km) deep and covers an area slightly larger than Texas
5. Largest dust storms
  Mars experiences huge dust storms – the largest in our solar system . They can last for months and cover the entire planet. The seasons are extreme because its elliptical (oval-shaped) orbital path around the Sun is more elongated than most other planets in the solar system.
6. Our Next Home(May be)
   Mars is the focus of much scientific study about possible human colonization. Its surface conditions and the presence of water on Mars make it arguably the most hospitable of the planets in the Solar System, other than Earth. Mars requires less energy per unit mass (delta-v) to reach from Earth than any planet except Venus.
7.Martians
  Martians, also known as extraterrestrials from Mars, are a common character in science fiction books and movies. 
8. Moons (Satellite)
  Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos.
9.Atmosphere
  The Martian atmosphere is 61 times thinner than Earth's, and  it consists almost entirely of carbon dioxide, which makes up just 0.04 percent of Earth's atmosphere.

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