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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA

AUTHOR (MAURICE ODHIAMBO)

SUBJECT (SCIENCE)

TOPIC (PLANET MARS)

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Mars is among the eight planets of the solar system. Initially the planets were known to be nine

in number, however, about three decades ago astronomers started questioning the existence of

the ninth planet that is Pluto. In 2006 astronomers in unison agreed that mars is a dwarf planet

and ruled it out as a planet. However researchers have discovered another planet which is still

under study on whether to be grouped as a real planet or not and therefore, they still call it planet

x. In the meantime, mars still remains to be the second smallest planet after mercury. Mars is the

fourth planet from the sun.

Mythically mars is named after the Roman god of war. Its rusty red surface is a symbol of

destruction caused by war. Researchers have shown that beneath the rusty surface, microbial life

could be supported. Mars has a radius of about 3,388.5km with its diameter being almost half of

that of the earth. It has a gravity that is approximately 38 percent of that of the Earth’s. Just as

the planet Earth, Mars also rotates on its own axis and takes approximately an hour longer than

the time taken by the Earth to complete a single rotation. This difference in time taken to

complete a single rotation occurs because the orbital distance of the mars is slightly longer than

that of the Earth. As the planet Mars revolves around the sun, the hemisphere that faces the sun

experiences summer and spring, while the hemisphere facing away from the sun experiences

winter. Mars also experiences the equinoxes. During equinox, both the hemispheres experiences

the same amount of sunlight. It occurs twice in a year. The seasons of Mars are slightly different

from those of the Earth. This difference occurs because of several reasons, one being the

difference in orbital distance. The axis of rotation of mars is about 25 degrees from the plane of

its orbit. A complete year in Mars takes 687 days of the Earth. This duration of a year also

contributes to the difference of the seasons between Mars and the Earth. This implies that a

season in the Mars lasts longer than it does in the Earth. Another reason for the disparity of the

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Mars TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA AUTHOR (MAURICE ODHIAMBO) SUBJECT (SCIENCE) TOPIC (PLANET MARS) Mars Mars is among the eight planets of the solar system. Initially the planets were known to be nine in number, however, about three decades ago astronomers started questioning the existence of the ninth planet that is Pluto. In 2006 astronomers in unison agreed that mars is a dwarf planet and ruled it out as a planet. However researchers have discovered another planet which is still under study on whether to be grouped as a real planet or not and therefore, they still call it planet x. In the meantime, mars still remains to be the second smallest planet after mercury. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Mythically mars is named after the Roman god of war. Its rusty red surface is a symbol of destruction caused by war. Researchers have shown that beneath the rusty surface, microbial life could be supported. Mars has a radius of about 3,388.5km with its diameter being almost half of that of the earth. It has a gravity that is approximately 38 percent of that of the Earth’s. Just as the planet Earth, Mars also rotates on its own axis and takes approximately an hour longer than the time taken by the Earth to complete a single rotation. This difference in time taken to complete a single rotation occurs because the orbital distance of the mars is slightly longer than that of the Earth. As the planet Mars revolves around the sun, the hemisphere that faces the sun experien ...
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