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Bookmark or Share- Mars, the red planet: Facts and informationMars rotates on its axis every 24.6 Earth hours, defining the length of a Martian day, which is called a sol (short for “solar day”). Mars’s axis of rotation is tilted 25.2 degrees relative ...
- Global Petcare, Food, Mars Wrigley and Edge BrandsMars Wrigley is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints and fruity confections. Our Associates work hard to improve the way we source, make and market our products, so consumers can enjoy them even more.
- NASA’s Mars Exploration ProgramMars’ atmosphere is composed primarily of carbon dioxide (about 96 percent), with minor amounts of other gases such as argon and nitrogen. The atmosphere is very thin, however, and the atmospheric pressure at the surface of Mars is only about 0.6 percent of Earth’s (101,000 pascals).
- Mars - WikipediaMars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, with surface features reminiscent of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts and polar ice caps of Earth. The days and seasons are comparable to those of Earth, because the rotational period as well as the tilt of the rotational axis relative to the ecliptic plane are similar.
- Mars | Facts, Surface, Temperature, & Atmosphere | BritannicaMars, fourth planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun and seventh in size and mass. It is a periodically conspicuous reddish object in the night sky. Mars is designated by the symbol ♂. Mars An especially serene view of Mars (Tharsis side), a composite of images taken by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft in April 1999.
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