Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar

System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often described as the
"Red Planet" because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish
appearance.[15] Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface
features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys,
deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars
are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars has
two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be
captured asteroids,[18][19] similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan. (SLIKA)

Mars can easily be seen from Earth with the naked eye, as can its reddish coloring.

Volcanoes
The shield volcano Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus) is an extinct volcano in the vast
upland region Tharsis, which contains several other large volcanoes. Olympus Mons is
roughly three times the height of Mount Everest, which in comparison stands at just
over 8.8 km.[119] It is either the tallest or second tallest mountain in the Solar System,
depending on how it is measured, with various sources giving figures ranging from
about 21 to 27 km high.

Mars lost its magnetosphere 4 billion years ago,[128] possibly because of numerous
asteroid strikes,[129] so the solar wind interacts directly with the Martian ionosphere,
lowering the atmospheric density by stripping away atoms from the outer layer. The
atmosphere of Mars consists of about 96% carbon dioxide, 1.93% argon and
1.89% nitrogen along with traces of oxygen and water.[7][134] The atmosphere is quite
dusty,

24. It takes approximately 16 months to travel from Earth to Mars and back.It takes
approximately eight months to travel to Mars and another eight months to return to
Earth. Therefore, a complete voyage to Mars may require about two years. If one
travels to Mars by a car running at a speed of 60 mph, it would take a little over 270
years to get there and more than 220 years to travel back to Earth.

Kaya

Only 18 missions to Mars have been successful

As of September 2014 there have been 40 missions to Mars, including orbiters, landers
and rovers but not counting flybys. The most recent arrivals include the Mars Curiosity
mission in 2012, the MAVEN mission, which arrived on September 22, 2014, followed
by the Indian Space Research Organizations MOM Mangalyaan orbiter, which arrived
on September 24, 2014. The next missions to arrive will be the European Space
Agencys ExoMars mission, comprising an orbiter, lander, and a rover, followed by
NASAs InSight robotic lander mission, slated for launch in March 2016 and a planned
arrival in September, 2016.

Pieces of Mars have fallen to Earth:

Scientists have found tiny traces of Martian atmosphere within meteorites violently
ejected from Mars, then orbiting the solar system amongst galactic debris for millions of
years, before crash landing on Earth. This allowed scientists to begin studying Mars
prior to launching space missions.

Mars has frozen water today.

Were very interested in the question of water because it implies habitability; simply put,
life as we know it is more likely to exist with water there. In fact, the Curiosity rovers
mandate on Mars right now is to search for habitable environments (in the past or
present). Mars has a thin atmosphere that does not allow water to flow or remain in
large quantities on the surface, but we know for sure that there is ice at the poles and
possibly frosty locations elsewhere on the planet. The question is if the ice is capable of
melting enough water in the summer long enough to support any microbes.(slika)
7. Mars would kill an unprotected astronaut quickly.
There are a lot of unpleasant scenarios for somebody who took of their helmet. First,
Mars is usually pretty cold; its average temperature is -50 degrees Fahrenheit (-45
degrees Celsius) at the mid-latitudes. Second, it has practically no atmosphere. The air
pressure on Mars is only 1% of what we have (on average) on the Earths surface. And
third, even if it did have atmosphere, the composition is not compatible with the
nitrogen-oxygen mix humans require. Specifically, Mars has about 95% carbon dioxide,
3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon and a few other elements in its atmosphere.
Bexy

8. Mars has four seasons like Earth does.Mars, like earth, also has winter, spring,
summer and fall. This is due to the similarity in both planets tilt of the rotation axis. The
difference, however, is that each season in Mars lasts twice as long as that in Earth.
With the four seasons comes a wide range of temperature ups and downs.Mars
generally has a very cold temperature which could go down to 205 F in its winter
season. However, the average temperature during summer is 72 F which is similar to
summer temperatures in some places on Earth.
10. Mars has 24 hours in a day but 687 days in a year.A day in Mars also lasts about
24 hours but a year lasts approximately 687 days almost twice the Earths. The
Martian year is equivalent to its orbital period around the sun. Mars is farther away from
the sun that is why its orbital period is longer.
11. Humans tend to lose weight in Mars.A human beings weight on Mars is
equivalent to approximately two-fifths of his weight on Earth. This is because Mars
gravitational pull is only 37.5% compared to that of the Earths. So if you weigh 50 kilos,
you theoretically lose weight on Mars and only weigh about 20 kilos over there.
14. The largest and most violent dust storms happen on Mars.

The typical dust storms have winds at about 125 mph. They last for long periods and
cover the whole planet. Dust storms occur when Mars is nearest to the sun. During dust
storms, the temperature on Mars atmosphere increases because the dust clouds
absorb the suns heat instead of deflecting it.
15. Mars is also home to the longest and deepest canyon in the entire solar
system.
Valles Marineris on Mars is the longest and deepest canyon in the solar system. It is
4,000 km long (almost as long as the USA), 200 km wide at points, and up to 7 km
deep. The network of interconnected valleys covers almost one-fourth of the planets
circumference and more than half of its diameter.
20. The first colored pictures of Mars were taken in 1976.The Viking Landers
captured the first colored pictures of Mars in 1976. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft from
Earth to successfully land in one functional piece on the surface of Mars on July 20,
while Viking 2 closely followed on September 3 in the same year. On the other hand,
Mariner 4 was the first spacecraft to capture non-colored photographs of Mars.
Maggyca

Ancient Aliens
COULD HUMANS BE FROM MARS?

Image 1.1 - Building on Mars shows you an areal view of an archaeological

site on the surface of the Martian planet. Many have suggested that this is
simply a geological site that can be explained through natural means;
however, it is safe to say it looks like many archaeological sites here on earth.
Modern archeology has allowed us to learn that the greatest Earthly
civilization emerged nearly 6,000 years ago, older than the Greeks, Incas and
even the Mayans.
Image 1.1 - Building On Mars Ancient Civilization
The people of this society were called Sumerian's, of the land of Sumer,
located in the great plains between the Euphrates and Tigress Rivers,
today's modern day Iraq. Without the ability to have ground work
(excavations) done on the planet Mars, it will be uncertain if an ancient
race once lived there. Like the Sumerians, it was very difficult to determine
the existence of this society do to weather, new settlement of an area,
and/or a total landscape change.

Theory Number 1: Are we genetically altered or created beings?

This has been a long standing theory when Martians and our history
are talked about. Could it be possible that we are created beings from
a race of aliens that once lived on the Martian planet? Observing the
past orbits of our planets it could be possible that the Martian surface
supported life and that this civilization created humans through genetic
alteration.

In this theory we ask, what happened to this advance race of aliens

and why didn't they stay on earth if their planet was no longer
habitable? Obviously these are questions that will always elude us
unless we find solid evidence in the form of artifacts and/or
archaeological evidence on the planet Mars. Perhaps an advance
alien race found a more suitable planet else where in the Milkyway
Galaxy and they left our solar system. Wherever they went, the
mystery remains here on earth and all we can do is theorize about
what happened.

Theory Number 2: Humans are from Mars

It has always been believed that if there was a race of aliens (Martians)
on the planet Mars they would have been technologically advanced
and superior than our current civilization; however, theory number two
would suggest that Martians were at somewhat close to our modern
age technology and knowledge. This would make a mission to save
their race from a dying planet very difficult in means of preserving
everything they have amounted. Picture a civilization with a
technology like that of the 1960 space program. Could such a
civilization land on earth (where more humans could have existed) and
re-establish a technologically advance civilization again? Perhaps
they did and our technological advancements have been knowledge
that has once existed and we are once again beginning to perfect it.
Our interest in Mars is one of "home sickness" and our desire to
re-visit our past. If we truly are "beings" that came from Mars long ago,
then we are the descendants of the Martian people and going to Mars
to seek our history becomes more than just a journey into the Solar
System, but rather, our historic duty and obligation!

Mixy