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    The document discusses the size and features of the planet Mars. It provides details on Mars' diameter, mass, gravity, volcanoes, and compares characteristics to Earth. Mars is about half the diameter and 11% the mass of Earth, and has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.

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    The document discusses the size and features of the planet Mars. It provides details on Mars' diameter, mass, gravity, volcanoes, and compares characteristics to Earth. Mars is about half the diameter and 11% the mass of Earth, and has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.

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    The document discusses the size and features of the planet Mars. It provides details on Mars' diameter, mass, gravity, volcanoes, and compares characteristics to Earth. Mars is about half the diameter and 11% the mass of Earth, and has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.

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    The document discusses the size and features of the planet Mars. It provides details on Mars' diameter, mass, gravity, volcanoes, and compares characteristics to Earth. Mars is about half the diameter and 11% the mass of Earth, and has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.

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    1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MarsMars - Wikipedia


    Mars is approximately half the diameter of Earth, with a surface area only slightly less than the
    total area of Earth's dry land. Mars is less dense than Earth, having about 15% of Earth's volume
    and 11% of Earth's mass, resulting in about 38% of Earth's surface gravity.
    o Average orbital speed: 24.07 km/s, (86700 km/h; 53800 mph)
    o Sidereal rotation period: 1.025957 d, 24ʰ 37ᵐ 22.7ˢ
    o Equatorial rotation velocity: 241 m/s, (870 km/h; 540 mph)

    2. science.nasa.gov › mars › factsMars: Facts - Science@NASA


    Mars is home to the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons. It's three times taller than
    Earth's Mt. Everest with a base the size of the state of New Mexico. Mars appears to have had a
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    Home. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the seventh largest. It’s the only planet we
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    5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olympus_MonsOlympus Mons - Wikipedia


    Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars, having formed during Mars's
    Hesperian Period with eruptions continuing well into the Amazonian. It has been known to
    astronomers since the late 19th century as the albedo feature Nix Olympica (Latin for "Olympic
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    o Eponym: Latin – Mount Olympus
    o Discoverer: Mariner 9
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    Mars is home to the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons. It's three times taller than
    Earth's Mt. Everest with a base the size of the state of New Mexico. Mars appears to have had a
    watery past, with ancient river valley networks, deltas, and lakebeds, as well as rocks and minerals
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    9. solarsystem.nasa.gov › planets › marsOverview | Mars – NASA Solar System


    Exploration
    Perseverance rover – the largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world – touched
    down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million
    kilometers). The Ingenuity helicopter rode to Mars attached to the belly of Perseverance.
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