Planet Notes

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Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless.

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The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed including the two Viking landers in 1976. After a long break, Mars Pathfinder landed successfully on Mars on July 4, 1997.

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Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles made up mostly of solid carbon dioxide. We know this as "dry ice."

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Very strong winds and vast dust storms sometimes blow through the entire planet for months!

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Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos.

~	Mars is a small, rocky planet which is cold and lifeless.

~	The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed including the two Viking landers in 1976. After a long break, Mars Pathfinder landed successfully on Mars on July 4, 1997.

~	Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles made up mostly of solid carbon dioxide. We know this as "dry ice."

~	Very strong winds and vast dust storms sometimes blow through the entire planet for months!

~	Mars has two tiny moons which orbit very close to the surface. Their names are Phobos and Deimos.