Mars

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See also: Mars (disambiguation)
Mars, the red planet.

Mars is a planet in the Solar System. It is the fourth-closest planet to the Sun. It was named after Mars, a god in Roman mythology. Mars is a telluric planet. Mars mass is equivalent to 0,107 times the earth mass. It is a very cold planet where the temperature is around -63°.

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos who are measuring less than 25 kilometers.

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