Mars-Related Trivia for Red Planet Day 2022

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The neighbouring planet of Earth, Mars, is the fourth planet from the Sun and may one day be home to humans.

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Red Planet Day is observed yearly to mark the launch of Mariner 4 and the long history of human attempts to understand the secrets of Mars.

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The purpose of the Mariner 4 spacecraft was to collect data during fly-bys and communicate it back to Earth.

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Even years after being discovered, it continues to captivate humanity's curiosity due to its thin atmosphere, which is mostly made of carbon dioxide.

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The highest peak in the solar system is Olympus Mons, the biggest volcano on Mars.

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The biggest and most mysterious moon of Mars, Phobos, is thought to eventually be split apart by gravitational forces.

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Mars has a surface area that is almost identical to Earth's dry land despite being about half the size of our planet.

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There is liquid water beneath Mars's south pole, and the frozen ice on the planet Mars may have once been liquid.

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