Mars

Mars

Efforts by- Sarthak Joshi

  Mars is a planet just like our mother Earth and it is also called
Red planet because it is mostly covered with rusted iron dust it
What is Mars is the 4TH planet from the sun and it is not visible through naked
eyes we need telescope to see Mars.
 In 1659, Christian Huygens, a Dutch astronomer drew Mars with
the observations he made using a telescope he designed himself.
How was Mars He also discovered a strange feature on the planet that became
known as Syrtis Major. On November 28, 1964, Mariner 4 was
discoverd launched successfully on an eight-month voyage to the Red
Planet.
  In 1964 Mariner 4 was launched and became the first space
craft that visited Mars.
 In 2003 the Mars express orbiter the first European space
Space crafts that agency (ESA) space craft to visit Mars, arrived in the orbit.

visited mars  In 2012 Nasa landed its curiosity rover and its mission was to
investigate Martian climate geology.
 In 2014 ISRO became the 4TH space agency to visit Mars.
  Gravity on Mars is 38 percent of the Earth’s gravity.
 Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system.
 Its radius is approximately 2,106 miles.
Interesting facts  Mars is named after the Roman god of war. 
about Mars  Mars is a planet with a thin atmosphere, which consists of 95th
carbon dioxide, 3rd nitrogen, 1.6% argon and trace amounts of
water and oxygen.
  Q1- Which space craft visited the mars first
a)ISRO
b)Mariner 4
c) Mars express orbiter
d)None of these

Quiz time  Q2- How much Carbon dioxide is present in Mars

a)78%
b)21%
c)0.03
d)95%