Mars
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'''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]]. The planet is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman]] [[god of war]], [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]. | '''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] in the [[Solar System]]. The planet is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman]] [[god of war]], [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]. | ||
== Climate == | == Climate == | ||
| - | Of all the planets in the Solar System, the seasons of Mars are the most Earth-like, due to the similar tilts of the two planets' rotational axes. The lengths of the Martian seasons are about twice those of Earth's, as Mars’ greater distance from the Sun leads to the Martian year being about two Earth years long. Martian surface temperatures vary from lows of about −87 °C (−125 °F) during the polar winters to highs of up to −5 °C (23 °F) in summers. | + | *Of all the planets in the Solar System, the seasons of Mars are the most Earth-like, due to the similar tilts of the two planets' rotational axes. The lengths of the Martian seasons are about twice those of Earth's, as Mars’ greater distance from the Sun leads to the Martian year being about two Earth years long. Martian surface temperatures vary from lows of about −87 °C (−125 °F) during the polar winters to highs of up to −5 °C (23 °F) in summers. |
| - | {{Mars.jpg|Mars from Hubble Space Telescope October 28, 2005 with dust storm visible.}} | + | *{{Mars.jpg|Mars from Hubble Space Telescope October 28, 2005 with dust storm visible.}} |
Current revision as of 23:32, 18 November 2011
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars.
[edit] Climate
- Of all the planets in the Solar System, the seasons of Mars are the most Earth-like, due to the similar tilts of the two planets' rotational axes. The lengths of the Martian seasons are about twice those of Earth's, as Mars’ greater distance from the Sun leads to the Martian year being about two Earth years long. Martian surface temperatures vary from lows of about −87 °C (−125 °F) during the polar winters to highs of up to −5 °C (23 °F) in summers.
