EARTH MARS Presented by: Btissam BOUHLAL Sara KHOUYIBABA Tutored by: Christopher YUKNA
Jan 17, 2015
EARTH
MARSPresented by:
Btissam BOUHLALSara KHOUYIBABA
Tutored by:
Christopher YUKNA
Size
• Smaller than Earth
• 8 Mars would fit inside the Earth!
Days and Years
• One Earth day is 23 hrs and 56 min
• One Earth year is 365 days
Days and Years
• One martian day is 24 hours and 37 minutes
• One martian year is 686 earth days, almost two Earth years
Seasons
• Like Earth, Mars tilts
• This tilt causes seasons
3500 km (2200 miles)
Deimos – 39 km (24 miles)
Phobos – 69 km (43 miles)
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun
Mars is Farther Away
• Earth is 93 million miles from the Sun
• Mars is 140 million miles from the Sun
Mars is Cold
• High = 40F• Low = -195F
Earth is Warm
• High = 136° F
• Low = -128° F
Atmosphere
• Very thin atmosphere
• Mainly carbon dioxide
• No oxygen
Atmosphere
• Thick
• Mainly nitrogen and oxygen
• Small amounts of carbon dioxide
Mars is Dry
• No lakes, rivers, or oceans
Earth is Wet
• Earth has oceans, lakes and rivers.