PLANET MARS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN AND THE SECOND SMALLEST PLANET AFTER MERCURY.
IT IS CALLED "THE RED PLANET" . A YEAR ON MARS IS TWICE AS LONG AS A YEAR ON OUR PLANET, EARTH. A MARTIAN DAY IS 24 HOURS AND 39 MINUTES LONG. THE SEASONS ON MARS ARE LONGER THAN EARTH SEASON BECAUSE MARS IS MUCH FARTHER FROM THE SUN THAN EARTH IS.