A long time ago (about 3 or 4 billion years), Earth and Mars were so similar, they seemed like siblings! Even though one appeared blue in colour and the other a little rusty, they were both shrouded in warm and thick temperature and showcased several similarities. While Mars and Earth are very different planets when it comes to size and atmosphere, the geologic processes on the two planets are surprisingly alike. On Mars, we see volcanoes, canyons, and impact basins much like the ones we see on Earth.
Over a period of time, due to certain atmospheric changes, planet Mars stopped changing while the Earth continued to evolve. This made everyone super curious about the rusty red planet. Several space missions were carried out to understand the planet but they failed, proving again and again that space exploration was not easy. After years of failed attempts, on November 28th 1964, Spacecraft Mariner 4 became the first human-made object to successfully fly by Mars. A 228 days long mission, it brought the spacecraft within 6,118 miles of Mars on July 14th, 1965 and provided the world its first closeup images of the planet while answering many scientific questions. Since then, Mars exploration has undergone a renaissance with data from several orbiters and landing missions, developing a revolutionary new view of Mars as an Earth-like planet.
In order to commemorate the successful launch of Mariner 4, November 28th is celebrated as the Red Planet Day. As we celebrate 53 years of ‘Red Planet day’ this year, lets explore and learn more about the planet Mars and its environment.
So put on your red coloured clothes and lets take a fun trip to the red planet with these lesser known facts:
Olympus Mons
The planet is home to the largest shield volcano-Olympus Mons in the solar system with a height of 21 km and a diameter of 600 km.
As one of our closest and most familiar neighbors, the Red Planet has served as the source of legends since the first storytellers slept under the stars. We understand Mars to a degree that we have not even come close to on any other planets or moons. This Red Planet Day, we urge you to follow updates on Mars closely and keep your curiosity alive!
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November 28, 2018
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November 28, 2018
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November 28, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 29, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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November 30, 2018
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December 1, 2018
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December 1, 2018
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December 2, 2018
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December 5, 2018
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December 5, 2018
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December 6, 2018
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December 7, 2018
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December 11, 2018
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December 12, 2018
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December 14, 2018
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December 20, 2018
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December 20, 2018
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December 24, 2018
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January 3, 2019
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January 10, 2019
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January 14, 2019
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January 28, 2019
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February 5, 2019
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February 14, 2019
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March 2, 2019
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March 2, 2019
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
Can a hill as tall as olympus mons stand upright if it was made up of rock on Earth?
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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November 6, 2020
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November 6, 2020
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November 7, 2020
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November 7, 2020
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November 7, 2020
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November 8, 2020
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November 9, 2020
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November 9, 2020
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November 10, 2020
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November 11, 2020
What if earth loses day and night system for 1day
Noora
November 12, 2020
If life surly exists on Mars and if people start living what will happen to the earth will everyone go to the red planet and will earth be in a good condition and will Mars be as comfortable as earth to live in
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November 13, 2020
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November 17, 2020
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November 19, 2020
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November 25, 2020
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Swati rai
November 26, 2020
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November 27, 2020
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December 2, 2020
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December 5, 2020
What will happen if the earth losses it’s fertility
Varun
December 5, 2020
It was good and we got so much information about mars iam glad to see the beautiful ring when Phobos will torn by gravity and soon nasa is on a mission of mars sending the first drone to mars I think we will succeed the mission and reach the mars I wona see mars nearly,thanks for the author for giving the golden information about mars, and happy red planet day to all in the world have a good day.