Mars+Poem

Mars Story Mars is cool. Mars has two moons. THe two moons are called Phobos and Deimos. Deimos is about 7 miles long, that is pretty long. That is 11 kilometers long. Phobos is about 12 miles long, that is pretty long too. That is 19 kilometers long.

Mars By: Rebecca, Lora, and Suzie Mass (Earth=1) 0.11 Equatorial diameter 4,220 miles/6, 790 km Density (water=1) 3.95 Mean distance from the Sun 140 million miles/230 million km 35 million mi minium distance from earth rotational period 24 hr 37 min Sidereal period 687 Earth days Earth is 25 degrees tilt of Mars axis 0.38 * earth surface gravity Surface temperture -185 degreesF to +77 degreesF Number of satellites 2 about 7 mi long [ 11 km] Deimos about 12 mi [19 km] long Phobos Volume (Earth=1) 0.15 The largest canyon on mars would strectch from New York City to Los Angles on Earth. Italian Astronomer Giovanni Shiaparelli ( 1833-1910 ) made a close look of the surface of mars and of the canals on Mars.
 * [[image:http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/103972main_mars3.jpg width="200" height="181" caption="The surface of Mars was sampled for signs of life by the Viking 2 lander in 1976. A mechanical sampling arm dug the grooves near the round rock at the lower left. The cylinder at the right covered the sampling device and was ejected after landing."]] ||
 * The surface of Mars was sampled for signs of life by the Viking 2 lander in 1976. ||