Mars The Red Planet

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GENERAL FACTS

VISITING MARS

SURACE OF MARS

MARS' ATMOSPHERE

INSIDE MARS

MARS' POLAR ICE CAPS

LIFE ON MARS

Visiting Mars

The first spacecraft to visit mars was Mariner 4 in 1965.Several others followed including Mars 2. There was other landers like The Viking space craft. In 1996, ending a long 20-year hiatus. Successfully landing on Mars on July 4th 1997 was the Mars pathfinder. It was one of the most successful landers in history. Pathfinder brought back really valuable photos of the Martian surface. The Martian surface temperatures range widely from as little as (-133 c, -207 f)In the winter time and up to (27c, 80f) on a day during the summer.