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.

Aliases (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 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 (70)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
APXS
ChemCam
Curiosity rover
DAN
ExoMars programme
MAHLI
MARDI
MEDA
Mars Exploration Rover mission
Mars Orbiter Mission
Mars Science Laboratory
PIXL
Perseverance rover
RAD
SuperCam
WATSON
targetBody
Gale Crater
Jezero Crater
Mastcam-Z
Rubin Ridge
SHERLOC
WATSON
locatedOn
BFR
Orion spacecraft ("Mars (long-term goal)")
Space Launch System
Starship launch system
intendedDestination
Doom franchise
Mars (TV series)
The Martian
setting
CheMin
MEDA
hostBody
DAN
MEDA
hostPlanet
DAN
REMS
operatedOn
CacheCam
Rubin Ridge
planet
Mastcam-Z
SAM
primaryBodyStudied
Astronomia nova ("Mars (planet)")
Blues for a Red Planet
subject
Artemis Accords
appliesTo
1036 Ganymed
closeApproachTo
Exploring Our Solar System
coversTopic
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus
depicts
Space Launch System
designedForDestination
Marvin the Martian
fictionalPlanetOfOrigin
Ingenuity helicopter
firstFlightBody
Astronomia nova
focusesOnOrbitOf
Sol
gravitationallyBinds
Solar System
hasComponent
Roman religion
hasDeity
Solar System
hasPlanet
Ceres
locatedBetween
Kepler (Martian crater)
locatedOnPlanet
Mars Exploration Program
mainBody
Mars Express
missionTarget
Ptolemaic system
modelsMotionOf
Campo Marte
namedAfter
National Geographic (TV channels)
notableProgram
Mission: SPACE
OrangeMissionDestination
1036 Ganymed
perihelionInsideOrbitOf
Mars ("Mars (planet)")
planetNamesake
Ares
romanEquivalent
Aries
rulingPlanet
Starship
targetDestination
Mars Pathfinder
targetPlanet
Rosetta mission
usedGravityAssist
Mastcam
usedOn
MMRTG
usedOnBody

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