study of mars

Mars was the Roman God of War and the planet was probably named this because of its red colour. It is also sometimes called 'The Red Planet'.

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the seventh largest.

It is a small rocky planet which is quite cold and lifeless.

It has ice caps at both poles which is made up of carbon dioxide or what we call 'dry ice'.

Mars is visible in the night sky with the naked eye.

It has two tiny moons called Phobos (terror) and Deimos (panic). These moons orbit very close to Mars' surface.