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Space probes have landed on Mars. These probes were sent on a fact-finding mission by the United States. They performed experiments on the Martian dirt and atmosphere. The dirt was found to contain clay which was rich in iron. The iron is what gives Mars its red colour. Mars has many craters which were formed by
meteorites or
asteroids hitting it. Mars also has some of the
tallest volcanoes and some of the deepest valleys in our
solar system. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos
which have unusual shapes. Scientists think these potato-shaped moons were once
asteroids captured by Mars'
gravitational pull. |