Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Interesting Facts about Mars

I found a site that gives some great information that you might not have known about when it comes to Mars. For example:
-Mars (Greek: Ares) is the god of War
-The first spacecraft to visit Mars was the Mariner 4
-Three Mars orbiters are currently in operation (mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express)
-Mars has some of the most highly varied and interesting terrain of any of the terrestrial planets
-Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles
-A small number of meteorites are believed to have originated on Mars

Theres a lot more info about Mars from this site. I really recommend that you guys go to it and learn some awesome facts about Mars!!!!



http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/mars.html

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