Mars
The Red Planet — home to the tallest volcano
Size
6,779 km
Distance from Sun
227.9 million km
Day Length
24.6 hours
Year Length
687 Earth days
Moons
2
Temperature
-65 °C average
Fun Facts
Mars has the tallest volcano in the solar system — Olympus Mons is 3 times taller than Mount Everest!
Mars is called the Red Planet because iron minerals in its soil rust, making the surface look red.
Scientists have sent robots called rovers to explore Mars — Perseverance is there right now!