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Missions to Mars:
Mars facts:


Past Missions:

Mars as seen from Hubble
Mars as seen from Hubble                      Credit: NASA ESA
Atmosphere:   95% (CO2), 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon,
   very thin only    1% of Earth.
Mass:   6.42*10^23kg    11% of Earth
Equatorial diam:   6794km or 4222mi      53% of Earth
Surface gravity:   3.7m/s     38% of Earth 
Escape velocity:   5.0km/s or 3.1mi/s      45% of Earth
Surface temp:   -220F-70F               
Satellites (nat.):   Phobos and Deimos



  





 


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