When you see Mars through telescope from Earth, it appears red, the reason for Mars being red is the excessive amount of iron oxide found on its surface which gives it red color.

There are some facts about mars:

1. Do you know the name of the month of March is derived from Mars itself.

2. Do you know Mars is less than half the diameter of the Earth.

3. It takes twice as much time than Earth to put a full circle around the Sun on Mars.

4. Mars has two natural satellites (moons) named Phobos & Deimos respectively.

5. Astronauts have not yet achieved complete success regarding the core of Mars. For your information, tell that the surface of Mars is made up of solid, liquid or two different layers, there have been differences among scientists.

6. Atmospheric pressure on the surface of Mars is extremely low, which is why liquid water cannot exist on its surface for a long time.

7. The neighboring planet of Mars, known as Jupiter, has the ability to affect the orbit of Mars due to its huge size.

8. If we compare the density of Mars with Earth, we will find that it is 100 times less than that of Earth.

9. The first spacecraft was launched on Mars in 1960, however, this mission failed.

10. One day of Mars is equal to 24 hours 39 minutes and 35 seconds.

11. Mars is about 142 million miles away from the Sun.

12. To find life on Mars, a total of 8 expeditions have been conducted so far, of which 7 expeditions have been conducted by the US and one expedition by India.

13. In summer, the highest temperature of Mars is 30 degrees Celsius. While in winter it goes up to -140 ° C.

14. The force of gravity is different on Mars than on Earth. Meaning, if a man weight is 45.3 kg on Earth, becomes 17.2 kg on Mars.