Mars

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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, a cold, desert-like world often called the "Red Planet" due to its iron-rich surface and a prime target in the search for past or present extraterrestrial life.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Mars canonical 246
Mars (planet) 3
Red Planet Mars 2

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
celestial body
planet
terrestrial planet
atmosphereComposition argon
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
atmospherePressure less than 1% of Earth’s
averageDistanceFromSun about 1.52 astronomical units
axialTilt about 25 degrees
belongsTo Solar System
colorDescription Red Planet
dayName sol
discoveryStatus known since antiquity
equatorialDiameter about 6792 kilometers
escapeVelocity about 5.03 km/s
exploredBy Curiosity rover
ExoMars programme
surface form: ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Ingenuity helicopter
MAVEN
Mariner 4
Mars Express
Mars Pathfinder
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Opportunity rover
Perseverance rover
Spirit rover
Tianwen-1
Viking 1
Viking 2
hasFeature ancient river valleys
dust storms
impact craters
hasGeologicalEvidenceOf past liquid water
hasNaturalSatellite Deimos
Phobos
hasSeason autumn
spring
summer
winter
mass about 6.39×10^23 kilograms
meanRadius about 3389.5 kilometers
namedAfter Roman god of war
numberOfMoons 2
orbitalPeriod about 687 Earth days
orbits Sun
polarCapComposition frozen carbon dioxide
water ice
positionInSolarSystem fourth planet from the Sun
potentialForHumanExploration considered candidate for future crewed missions
rotationPeriod about 24.6 hours
scientificInterest search for past life
search for present microbial life
study of planetary climate evolution
surfaceCharacteristic cold desert-like terrain
iron-rich dust
surfaceFeature Olympus Mons
Tharsis volcanic plateau
Valles Marineris
polar ice caps
surfaceGravity about 3.71 m/s²
surfaceTemperatureRange approximately −125°C to 20°C
yearLengthRelativeToEarth about 1.88 Earth years

Referenced by (254)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solar System hasPlanet Mars
Ceres locatedBetween Mars
Ares romanEquivalent Mars
The Martian setting Mars
Aries rulingPlanet Mars
Campo Marte namedAfter Mars
Rubin Ridge on Mars locatedOn Mars
subject surface form: Rubin Ridge
Rubin Ridge on Mars planet Mars
subject surface form: Rubin Ridge
Roman religion hasDeity Mars
Doom franchise (via id Software) setting Mars
subject surface form: Doom franchise
BFR intendedDestination Mars
Orion spacecraft intendedDestination Mars
this entity surface form: Mars (long-term goal)
SLS designedForDestination Mars
subject surface form: Space Launch System
Roman god Mars planetNamesake Mars
subject surface form: Mars
this entity surface form: Mars (planet)
Astronomia nova subject Mars
this entity surface form: Mars (planet)
asteroid 1036 Ganymed closeApproachTo Mars
subject surface form: 1036 Ganymed
asteroid 1036 Ganymed perihelionInsideOrbitOf Mars
subject surface form: 1036 Ganymed
PIXL targetBody Mars
WATSON locatedOn Mars
WATSON targetBody Mars
MEDA hostBody Mars
MEDA hostPlanet Mars
MEDA targetBody Mars
CacheCam planet Mars