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| Mars | |
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| Galaxy: | Milky Way |
| System: | Solar or "Sol" |
| Physical Appearance: | red-orange |
| Orbital Period: | 687(Earth days) |
NOTE: This page is used as a Final Exercise that incorporates a few of the coding practices learned in our Missionary Wikitext Training
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Guide to The Milky way galaxy, the Solar system, planet Mars, other planets, and their genealogy, ancestry, and family history.
NOTE: This page is used as a Final Exercise that incorporates a few of the coding practices learned in our Missionary Wikitext Training
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the 'Red Planet'. The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Mars' surface, which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
Location[edit | edit source]
The following are the most historically relevant planets in the Solar[1] System:
| Inner Solar System | Outer Solar System | Trans-Neptunian objects |
| Mercury | Jupiter | Pluto |
| Venus | Saturn | |
| Earth Family Search Wiki | Uranus | |
| Mars Wikipedia Mars | Neptune |
Natural Satellites[edit | edit source]
Mars has two relatively small (compared to Earth's) natural moons, Phobos (about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter) and Deimos (about 12 km (7.5 mi) in diameter), which orbit close to the planet.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Solar System," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System, accessed 20 February 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Moons of Mars", in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Mars, accessed 20 February 2020.
