Introduction
Distance from Mars to Earth is 48, 678,219 miles
The diameter of Mars is 4,212 miles
Tilt of axis is similar to earth. Mars' tilt is 25 degrees, earths is 23.5 degrees. Because of this mars has seasons like earth.
The length of a year on Mars is 687 days.
Gravity on Mars is 3.7m/s^2
During winter on Mars the poles get down to -195 degrees F. Summer days can get up to 70 degrees F, summer nights can get down to-100 degrees Ferenheit.
Atmospher on Mars is less than 1% of earth, no protection from the Suns radiation and it does not retain heat from surface very well. Consisting of 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 2% argon, and the rest is oxygen,water vapor, and other gases.
A thin layer of dust covers the surface, underneath that is volcanic basalt rock.
Task
Mars exploration creating a timeline when it started (rovers, people, landscape of Mars
1960 is when it started, many failures at the beginning, losing contact and launch failres
1962-1998 were the attempts of Mars orbiters some being succesful and multiple losing contact
2003 Mars rover Oppurtuity lands on Mars stays for 3 years
2007 Mars scout lander Phoenix stays on Mars until 2011
2011 Mars science laboratory has a Mars rover which stays until 2013
2013-2016 Mars scout mission orbiter (Maven)
2018 Mars rover and russian surface platform