User:Teryls sandbox planet mars

This guide tells about the Red planet Mars and it's ' genealogy, ancestry, vital records  and it's location within the  Solar system'.

Introduction
 Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the 'Red Planet" . The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on  Mars'  surface, which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

Location


The following are the most historically relevant planets in the Solar System:

Natural Satellites
Mars has two relatively small (compared to Earth's natural moons, Phobos (about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter) and Deimos (about 12 km (7.5 mi) in diameter), which orbit close to the planet.Wikipedia contributors, "Moons of Mars"

Solar System and Planets


Mercury – The smallest and fastest planet, it zips around the Sun in only 88 Earth days.

Venus – Venus’ thick atmosphere makes it the hottest planet in our solar system.

Earth – The only planet in our solar system with liquid water on the surface.

Mars – Mars was a wet and warm planet billions of years ago.

Jupiter – The largest planet, its dark red spot is a storm larger than Earth.

Saturn – Saturn has the brightest, most massive and most complex ring system of any planet.

Uranus – Uranus is tipped on its axis by almost 90-degrees.

Neptune – Neptune was the first planet discovered through mathematical calculations, rather than observation.
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