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    Mars: The Red Planet: Did You Know ?

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    Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system and is nicknamed the "Red Planet" due to its color. It has a thin atmosphere that does not contain enough oxygen for humans to breathe. Scientists are interested in Mars because it may have once supported life and has environmental conditions similar to Earth, such as a day length almost equal to Earth's. The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the surface of Mars to determine if it ever supported microbial life and to analyze its climate and geology.

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    Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system and is nicknamed the "Red Planet" due to its color. It has a thin atmosphere that does not contain enough oxygen for humans to breathe. Scientists are interested in Mars because it may have once supported life and has environmental conditions similar to Earth, such as a day length almost equal to Earth's. The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the surface of Mars to determine if it ever supported microbial life and to analyze its climate and geology.

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    Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system and is nicknamed the "Red Planet" due to its color. It has a thin atmosphere that does not contain enough oxygen for humans to breathe. Scientists are interested in Mars because it may have once supported life and has environmental conditions similar to Earth, such as a day length almost equal to Earth's. The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the surface of Mars to determine if it ever supported microbial life and to analyze its climate and geology.

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    Mars: The Red Planet

    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the second smallest planet in
    our solar system. Mars is sometimes called
    ‘the Red Planet’ because of its colour. The
    atmosphere on Mars does not have enough
    oxygen for us to breathe.

    Did You Know…?


    • Mars was named after the Roman god of war.
    The month of March is also named after him.

    • A Mars day is called a ‘sol’.

    Missions to Mars A “true colour” photograph


    It is important to launch a mission to Mars of Mars taken by the OSIRIS
    at the right time because Earth and Mars are instrument on the European
    always moving. Sometimes, Mars is closer Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta
    to Earth than at other times. Choosing the
    shortest distance is a good idea because the
    journey will need less fuel.

    Why Mars?
    Mars is the safest planet to travel Mars Quick Facts
    to because: Size:
    •
    Moons:
    • it gets enough sunlight to use
    Length of year:

    • there is some gravity to help Length of day:

    Temperature:
    • a day on Mars is almost the Atmosphere:
    same length as on Earth.

    Humans want to find out if there might be life on other planets and scientists
    believe that Mars is the best planet for life, apart from Earth.
    Mars: The Red Planet

    The Mars Rover


    The Curiosity rover is a robotic car which is exploring the surface of Mars right
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    The main goals of the rover are to:

    A self-portrait taken by NASA's Curiosity rover.

    Jazz
    Harper: Space Explorer’ to learn all about
    life on Mars!
    Mars: The Red Planet Questions
    1. Tick the correct response.
    We cannot breathe on Mars because the atmosphere does not have enough:

    air
    carbon dioxide
    atmosphere
    oxygen

    Find and copy the correct word to complete the sentence.


    Mars is named after the Roman god of .

    3. Which of these are reasons why Mars is a good place to explore? Tick two.

    Mars gets enough sunlight to use solar power.


    A day on Mars is very short.
    There is no gravity on Mars.
    There is a little water in the soil on Mars.

    4. Tick the correct response.


    The Curiosity rover was launched on:
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    5. How many moons does Mars have?

    6. What is a day called on Mars and how long is it?

    7.

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