Mars By: Rosie Van Dyke and Amber Gill Mysterious When you almost arrive, you see the marvelous sparkle and glow of Mars. This spectacular red planet.

MarsMars

By: Rosie Van Dyke By: Rosie Van Dyke

and Amber Gilland Amber Gill

MysteriousMysterious When you almost When you almost

arrive, you see the arrive, you see the marvelous sparkle marvelous sparkle and glow of Mars. and glow of Mars. This spectacular red This spectacular red planet is a mystery planet is a mystery and a marvel to the and a marvel to the people’s eyes. people’s eyes. Scientists believe Scientists believe there was once life there was once life on Mars. That is on Mars. That is why it is so why it is so mysterious. mysterious.

Where you are going to and Where you are going to and what it is what it is

You are going to the planet Mars. That is You are going to the planet Mars. That is between the planet Earth and the planet between the planet Earth and the planet Jupiter, which is the fourth planet from the sun.Jupiter, which is the fourth planet from the sun.

Mars is a red, solid planet. The planet’s Mars is a red, solid planet. The planet’s diameter is 6.42x10 to the 23diameter is 6.42x10 to the 23rdrd power (kg). power (kg).

Period of Rotation- 1.026 (length of days in Period of Rotation- 1.026 (length of days in Earth days)Earth days)

Period of Revolution- 686.98 (length of day in Period of Revolution- 686.98 (length of day in Earth days)Earth days)

Distance from the sun- 1.524 AU (227,936,640 Distance from the sun- 1.524 AU (227,936,640 km)km)

Mars Environmental Mars Environmental ConditionsConditions

Highest point on the surface is the Highest point on the surface is the Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons.

The Maximum surface temperature is The Maximum surface temperature is 310K, and the minimum is -150F.310K, and the minimum is -150F.

Surface materials are basaltic rock Surface materials are basaltic rock and altered materials. and altered materials.

Surface pressure is 6.1 mb.Surface pressure is 6.1 mb.

Where you are going to Where you are going to staystay

You are going to You are going to stay at a five-star stay at a five-star hotel called hotel called The The Red Hot Motel. Red Hot Motel. This hotel is made This hotel is made out of rocks, so out of rocks, so you can say some you can say some people might take people might take it for granite. This it for granite. This hotel provides hotel provides food that is dry food that is dry and hot. We don’t and hot. We don’t have any water, so have any water, so don’t ask.don’t ask.

How to get aroundHow to get around To get to Mars, you need to go ask the To get to Mars, you need to go ask the

NASA manager and get permission to go NASA manager and get permission to go borrow a spaceship, so you can go to Mars. borrow a spaceship, so you can go to Mars. Tell him also that you need the top rocket Tell him also that you need the top rocket shoes around. Otherwise, you have to get shoes around. Otherwise, you have to get a lot of balloons of hydrogen, so you can a lot of balloons of hydrogen, so you can float all the way up to Mars, but make sure float all the way up to Mars, but make sure you don’t float away. That is not our you don’t float away. That is not our problem if you do.problem if you do.

To get around on Mars, you have to have To get around on Mars, you have to have enough fuel for your rocket shoes. enough fuel for your rocket shoes.

What you need to bring.What you need to bring. There is a lot of things you There is a lot of things you

need to bring if you want to need to bring if you want to go to Mars. First of all you go to Mars. First of all you need to make sure that you need to make sure that you have everything to survive have everything to survive that you had to have on that you had to have on earth because we earth because we PROBABLY won’t supply it PROBABLY won’t supply it here (food, water, money, a here (food, water, money, a lot of money at that, etc.) lot of money at that, etc.) Make sureMake sure you bring a you bring a cover to protect yourself cover to protect yourself from Mars’ dust storms. from Mars’ dust storms. Also make sure you have Also make sure you have state-of-the-art spacesuits, state-of-the-art spacesuits, or else you will die right or else you will die right when you get there.when you get there.

A Special FeatureA Special Feature The first special The first special

attraction is very attraction is very important and it’s important and it’s the largest volcano the largest volcano or mountain on or mountain on Mars and in the Mars and in the Solar System. This Solar System. This volcano or volcano or mountain is called mountain is called Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons. You could get close You could get close to it, but don’t fall to it, but don’t fall in. in.

Another Special FeatureAnother Special Feature Next, come and see Next, come and see

the majestic the majestic impact craters that impact craters that once hit the once hit the beautiful planet. beautiful planet. There are some There are some new ones and old new ones and old ones. The most ones. The most recent one is called recent one is called Kaiser.Kaiser. This crater This crater is in a canyon of is in a canyon of craters named craters named Valles MarinerasValles Marineras. .

Another Special FeatureAnother Special Feature One of Mars One of Mars

brilliant features is brilliant features is its moons. Mars has its moons. Mars has two moons. They two moons. They are called Phobos are called Phobos and Deimos. You and Deimos. You can also get close can also get close to these moons, but to these moons, but don’t ruin your don’t ruin your rocket shoes on rocket shoes on those moons those moons because we can’t because we can’t buy you new ones. buy you new ones.

The The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!End!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We hope you come to We hope you come to experience the thrill of experience the thrill of

staying here.staying here.

Thank you!Thank you!