Mars

The Red Planet is named after the Roman god of war.

Etymology

martius - (Latin) -> Mars (Roman god of war)

Ἄρης - (Greek) -> Aries (Greek god of war)

Rood of the word March (martius) and the Latin word for Tuesday (martis)

Information

• 4th Planet from the sun

• Mars is red from oxidized iron on its crust

• Mars has 2 moons

• It takes 687 earth days for Mars to orbit around the Sun

• It takes 24.6 hours for Mars to rotate around its axis

• Mars is tilted at an angle of 25 degrees

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