Startling facts about Mars

• Startling facts about Mars

Fourth on a distant planet from the Sun - it is Mars, the "red neighbor" of the Earth. The history of the study of Mars originates from the times of ancient Egypt. Despite the fact that the human set foot on the surface of this planet, today in our arsenal, there are a lot of pictures and a variety of data about Mars. They are obtained through the ground and orbital telescopes and, of course, the spacecraft. The best known are the American rovers "Spirit", "Opportunity" and "Kyuriositi". However, scientists are not going to rest on our laurels. Already in 2022 it is planned the first flight of a group of people to Mars.

More than 100 thousand. People have applied for a one-way flight in the framework of the Mars colonization program, which is scheduled for 2022.

The sunsets on Mars blue.

On Mars, is the highest mountain of all the famous mountains of the solar system. Its height of 22 km.

Mars is almost half the size of Earth.

Mars is inhabited by robots. To be precise, at the moment the number of "population" of Mars is seven robots.

The rover "Kyuriositi" lost song "Happy Birthday" on Mars to celebrate the one year stay on the Red Planet.

Your weight on Mars is 60% less than on Earth

The Indian space probe "Mars Orbiter Mission", designed to study Mars from orbit, cost cheaper than the shooting of the film "Gravity".

The surface of Mars red due to the presence of iron oxides in the soil.

The soil on Mars is especially good for growing asparagus.

One year on Mars is 687 Earth days.

The average temperature on Mars - -63 ° C.

In 1997, three Yemenis tried to sue NASA for "invasion of Mars", claiming that they inherited it from their ancestors 3 thousand. Years ago.

Tools Google Mars provides users with a real-time view a map of the Red Planet.