Mars

[Joseph Buell]

No, Mars can not fart, but it can release methane. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090119.html

[Joseph Buell]

If the Sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a dime, and Mars would be about as big as an aspirin tablet.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

Mars orbits our Sun, a star. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun at an average distance of about 228 million km (142 million miles) or 1.52 AU.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

One day on Mars takes a little over 24 hours. Mars makes a complete orbit around the Sun (a year in Martian time) in 687 Earth days.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

Mars is a rocky planet. Its solid surface has been altered by volcanoes, impacts, winds, crustal movement and chemical reactions.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

Mars has a thin atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide (CO2), argon (Ar), nitrogen (N2), and a small amount of oxygen and water vapor.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

Mars has two moons named Phobos and Deimos.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

There are no rings around Mars.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

Several missions have visited this planet, from flybys and orbiters to rovers on the surface.The first true Mars mission success was the Mariner 4 flyby in 1965.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

At this time, Mars' surface cannot support life as we know it. Current missions are determining Mars' past and future potential for life.

Source: NASA

[Joseph Buell]

Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.

[Charlotte Bridgestone]

Mount Olympus on Mars is the tallest mountain in the solar system at 27.4 kilometers.The largest volcano in the solar system with a diameter of six hundred kilometers is also located on Mars.