Lets know the Mars

(Faisal Nadeem, Gujranwala)

Our universe is consists of billions of stars and planets,from scientific point of view star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma; the main example of which is Sun while the planet is an object orbiting a star ;the main example of which is our earth which revolved around the sun .The earth and bodies like it which revolved around the sun make the solar system.in our solar system the planet which is suitable for life is earth ,but mars is also have the potential of habitable planet .One can see Mars from earth with naked eye in night, it appear red .The reddish color of the mars is due to iron oxide which give it reddish color,The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth. One of interesting thing about the mars is the numbers of its moons which are two ;Phobos and Deimos.

Mars year is double than earth year and equell to 687 earth days .Its day and night duration is 24Hrs and 40 minutes.Carbon dioxide (Co2) is the major constituent of its atmosphere with 96 % share.A person whose weights is 50 kg on earth will be find him/herself only 19 kg if he she on the surface of Mars.Mars gravity is 62 % less than earth gravity. Our Earth accommodate six Mars like planets.Its diameter is 1/4 of earth diameter.

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