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Will we ever go for a visit to MARS ? Hmmm…..

First let’s KNOW some facts of Mars.

 Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in


the Solar System, being larger than only Mercury. In English, Mars carries the
name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the "Red Planet".
The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Mars's surface,
which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies
visible to the naked eye.
 Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known
mountain on any planet in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the
largest canyons in the Solar System.
 Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly
shaped.
 After decades of study using orbiters, landers, and rovers, scientists have
revealed Mars as a dynamic, windblown landscape that could—just maybe—
harbor microbial life beneath its rusty surface even today.
 Mars’s axis of rotation is tilted which helps give Mars seasons similar to those
on Earth.
 Perhaps humans will one day join robots on the red planet. NASA has
stated its goal to send humans back to the moon as a stepping-stone to Mars.
Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, is building a massive vehicle called
Starship in part to send humans to Mars.
 All communication between Mars and Earth goes through satellites. Because
of the distance, there is a substantial delay. As communication signals travel
at the speed of light, this means that it can take between 3 and 22 minutes for
the information to reach the other end, so a phone call would not be practical.

However , in future , may be technological developments may make even whatsapp


video calling also possible. Wow!!!

Share links:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/mars/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/communications/
https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/08/nasa-releases-360-degree-video-of-martian-
surface/

Link for VIDEOS:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAZKu_ojb14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weCG_yODtvM

ALL THE BEST!

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