Did you know which planet is called Red Planet? Well, it’s Mars! The planet Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, resulting in low temperatures such as -140 °C (-220 °F) to rather warm temperatures such as 20 C° (68 F°). Here’s a fact, too: Each year in Earth is about the same as one year in Mars. How old are you? On Mars, you’d be double that age!

            Mars is pretty tiny compared to Venus and Earth, and roughly the same size as Mercury (although Mercury is a little bit smaller). The color could be compared the “ochre” (yellow orange) or “sierra” (orange brown) because it depends on the parts of Mars you would see. Unlike other planets, Mars does vary in the appearance, because of its similarity to Earth – mainly because of the large supplies of water hidden under the tough crust of Mars – and the two enormous polar ice caps on Mars. There is also permafrost at the latitude of 60° (soil at or below the freezing point of water for at or more than two years). Now that’s unique from the other planets, and quite a bit to remember!

            Don’t forget that Mars is similar to Earth! It will help you remember that there are interesting mountains and ice caps. There are differences too, like the incredible weather that ranges from extremely cold to moderately warm, and the humongous craters. So don’t forget about all of this, because Mars is a fantastic planet to learn about.

So you want to know more? Here’s some trivia!

-         Mars has a dry, dusty surface, exposing it to many dust storms

-         In Roman mythology, Mars is the god of war, and that’s where the planet Mars got its name

-         The seventh largest planet in the solar system is Mars

-         As well as being the seventh largest solar system, Mars is also the fourth planet from the sun

-         Due to its rusty surface, Mars is called the Red Planet