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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mars canonical | 246 |
| Mars (planet) | 3 |
| Red Planet Mars | 2 |
| Mars (briefly referenced) | 1 |
| Mars (long-term goal) | 1 |
| The Red Planet | 1 |
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.
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge
subject surface form:
Doom franchise
this entity surface form:
Mars (long-term goal)
subject surface form:
Space Launch System
subject surface form:
Mars
this entity surface form:
Mars (planet)
this entity surface form:
Mars (planet)
subject surface form:
1036 Ganymed
subject surface form:
1036 Ganymed