MARS

MARS	Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun.
SIZE:	4,200 miles in diameter.
ORBIT TIME:	1 Earth year and 322 Earth days.
ROTATION TIME:	24.5 Earth hours.
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN:	141,500,000 miles.
MOONS:	two.
RINGS:	none.
TEMPERATURE:	minimum temperature is -220 Farenheit.
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Fourth planet from the Sun.

Known as the Red Planet.

A rocky planet with an iron-rich core.

Only about half the size of the Earth.

Thin atmosphere with a pressure at the surface that is only 1 % of Earth’s.

Has two Moons.