Photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2003, the red planet 11 hours before its closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years. Also, learn the fact that the 2003 Opposition was the closest approach in almost 60,000 years! And as per calculations, this record will be broken in the year 2287. In Mars opposition, Mars and the Sun are on directly opposite sides of the Earth. “Olympus Mons - the tallest mountain in the solar system - is on Mars.”ġ1. “Opposition” is a situation when a planet and the Sun are on directly opposite sides of earth. There is a tilt of a few degrees between the orbits of the two neighboring planets.
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Density: If we compare the density of Mars with that of the Earth’s, we would find that it is 100 times less dense than Earth.ħ. Mars has low atmospheric pressure on its surface which is the reason why liquid water cannot exist on its surface for long.Ĩ. Mars takes twice the time Earth takes to complete a full revolution around the sun.ĩ. Did you know that the giant Jupiter has the ability to influence the orbit of Mars? Due to its immense mass, Jupiter brings some change in Mars’ orbit.ġ0. The orbit of Mars and Earth are also not in the same plane. The maximum pressure of Mar’s core is expected to be 400,000 times the pressure of Earth’s atmosphere at sea level.Ħ. It is not certain as of now if the planet’s core is solid, liquid or is built of two different layers. These moons are small and are irregularly shaped.ĥ. The composition of the core of Mars is not yet known to scientists and the exploration work is going on. Mars has only two moons as compared to Uranus’ twenty-seven. Mars is also referred to as the “Red Planet” because it has high content of iron oxide which makes it appear reddish.Ĥ. And it is the fourth planet from the sun (Order of the planets from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (the dwarf planet)).Ģ. Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system after mercury. Let us uncover some important facts and information about planet Mars where human life can be expected to dwell in the coming years.ġ. Our Solar system is vast and consists of many planets, moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets and dust and gas. The main idea of our solar system was proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) and he also proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe while the planets revolved around it in circular orbits.
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