Mars - czerwona planeta

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Planet name comes from the name of the Roman god of war - Mars. That's because of its color, which when viewed from Earth appear to be rust-red and associate the ancient people of the conflagration of war. Perceived hue stems from the fact that the surface of the planet contains oxides is żelaza.Mars inner planet with a thin atmosphere, an area dotted with impact craters, like the surface of the Moon. There are also other types of terrain, similar to the Earth: volcanoes, valleys, deserts and polar ice caps. The period of rotation around its axis is slightly longer than Earth and is 24.6229 hours (24 hours, 37 minutes, 22 seconds). Mars has the highest mountain in the solar system - Olympus Mons, the largest canyon - Valles Marineris. It is very beautiful and mysterious planet.