Mars

Mars - the Red Planet

How Mars got it's name:Mars was the Roman god of war and agriculture. It may not seem like these two things go together, but they do. Mars protected those who fought for their communities, and stayed home to raise crops for food. In Greek, Mars was known as Ares.

How big is Mars?
Mars has a diameter of 6, 780 km and it is located 228 million kilometres from the Sun.

Time on Mars:

A day on Mars lasts 25 hours Earth days and a year lasts 686 days. 

How many moons does it have?
Mars has two moons, their names are Deimos and Phobos.

Did you know!
Mars has the Solar System's biggest volcano, Olympus Mons, which is nearly 3 times larger than Mount Everest.