Mars

Question 1

What are the basic information about Mars?

Answer 1

1. Mars is 52% further the Sun with a significantly eccentric orbit
2. Mars takes 687 Earth days or 1.88 Earth years to revolve around the Sun
3. Mars has a very similar rotation period and axis tilt to the Earth
4. Mars is much smaller than the Earth being
   roughly 53% the size, 11% the mass of the Earth
5. Its density is lower being closer the density of the Moon than the Earth
6. Mars has a low albedo similar to Mercury and the
   Moon

Question 2

The Day on Mars

Answer 2

1 mean Martian solar day = 24 hr 37 mins = 1 sol

Question 3

How are the seasons on Mars?

Answer 3

Seasons last twice as long

Vary in duration and intensity due to elliptical orbit

Question 4

Why Mars does not have plate tectonic?

Answer 4

Because Mars is small and cooled quickly,
its crust became too thick to form plates
Instead heat was lost through hot spots in the crust

Question 5

The Tharsis Region

Answer 5

Massive bulge in Martian crust with huge shield volcanoes

Question 6

What is the activity level of the Tharsis volcanoes?

Answer 6

Crater counts on slopes suggest activity within last 100 million years
Mostly likely dormant
Millions of years between eruptions