Mars and Perseverance, Everything that you need to know
Hello everyone. I would like to discuss today about Mars and Perseverance that NASA just sent a couple of days ago to Mars. So let’s start.
Mars:
You know what is Mars? Let me tell you a little about it.
Mars is a planet in our solar system. It is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system. It is also called the “Red Planet”.
Why is Mars called Red Planet?
You might be thinking, why is Mars called “Red Planet”? Well it’s called that because when we see some of the Mars pictures, it looks really red.
Now why is it Mars red? Well there is an iron called iron — rich that makes the land of Mars so red.
How far away is Mars from Earth?
Mars is really far from Earth. It’s about 135.08 million mi. OMG that’s far!
NASA Perseverance Rover to Mars:
NASA sent the Perseverance rover to Mars. Perseverance rover is like a small car. Well it is not that small! See the below picture and quick facts.
Quick Facts about Perseverance:
Launched: July 30,2020
Landing: Feb 18, 2021
Travel Time from Earth to Mars: 7 months
Length: 3m (10 feet)
Width: 2.7m (9 feet)
Height: 2.2m (7 feet)
Weight: 1,025 kg (2,260 lbs)
Why have we sent Perseverance to Mars?
Humans believe that there could be life on Mars. Currently, Mars is dry and cold. But billions of years ago, Mars appears to have water. So we humans believe that there was some life on Mars. Perseverance will try to find signs of life on earth.
Why do humans want to find signs of life on Mars?
Because humans want to see whether we can colonize Mars and can make it our second home. Doesn’t that sound cool… We would have another planet to live on.
Watch Perseverance Rover Landing on Mars:
Here is the video where you can see Perseverance landing on Mars.
Some pictures of Mars taken by Perseverance:
Here are few pictures taken by Perseverance:
Do you want to listen to how the air sounds on Mars?
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