Mars by Shannon Maloney
Mars used to be a mystery to us, but since astronomers have closely examined the surface, it appears that there aren't any creatures there. "Massive volcanoes not yet eroded by the winds of Mars still loom on the Martian surface. Mars comes into opposition with the earth every 2 years, and 50 days on average, yet each two successive oppositions are unique because the orbit of Mars is considerably more eccentric than that of earth". Mars is 228 million kilometers away from the sun. The length of a Martian year is 687 earth days. (Burgess, Eric, "To the Red Planet". New York: Exposition Press, 1978.)
The Solar System
Mars
The Moon
The Earth
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Mars has two moons, Phobos, and Deimos." Mars is a landscape of frigid, windswept deserts that make Antarctica seem balmy by comparison. On Mars there are canyons, which are caused by shifting landmasses, and channels that geologists say were created by flowing water. Mars is midway between Earth, and the Moon in size. Mars is the most similar planet to Earth, such as, Mars, and Earth have volcanoes, deserts, and dried- up riverbeds. Mars also has an atmosphere, although it is much thinner than the Earth's. The rotation rate of Mars's day is only 39 minutes longer than an Earth day. The temperature at the equator on Mars drops to -94 degrees Fahrenheit every night. That's colder than Antarctica in midwinter. Away from the equator, it is colder still. Spacesuited astronauts will have no trouble walking on Mars, since its gravity is only two-fifths as strong as the Earth's. The exsistence of more than 100 channels on Mars indicates that liquid water washed across at least part of the planet sometime in the past.What remains unanswered is how long the water era lasted and why it ended. (Dickenson, Terence. "Other Worlds". Ontario: Bookmarkers Press, 1995.)
Glossary
eroded- to form.
eccentric- strange.
era- a period of time.
gravity- a force of attraction between two objects in space.
channel- The bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
atmosphere-The gaseous envelope surrounding the planets; the air.
Equator- A circle separating a surface into two equal groups.
Comments (8)
Anna Compere said
at 3:58 pm on Oct 17, 2007
i'm confused... are two people doing mars?
Mr Coyle said
at 8:10 pm on Oct 17, 2007
Yes, Shannon and Chris are both on Mars. So far so good Shannon, don't forget to use the MLA tool to cite your information! I'll work on getting the link on the main page right now.
Kaitlin F. said
at 9:49 pm on Oct 17, 2007
nice job shannon. i would add some more info and pics. i like the intro.
Georgia Cummings said
at 2:08 pm on Oct 18, 2007
I like the your page. a few more pictures would be good to though. nice job
caitlin touchette said
at 11:24 am on Oct 21, 2007
Great job...maybe some pictues to grab viewers attention. Colors. Make it fun!!
Meghan Costello said
at 6:33 pm on Oct 23, 2007
im a little bit confused. why do you have pictures of the moon and earth if they don't have to do with mars?
other then that this is really nice. I like how you orginized your information.
Senor Coyle said
at 10:55 am on Oct 24, 2007
Shannon, use the MLA citation machine under the help page to cite your sources. Also, for vocabulary, click edit page, highlight the vocab word, hit "link" and try to link it to a new or existing (most vocab words already have a page, scroll down the bar to see) wiki page that gives the definition. See other student pages for examples.
crystal said
at 6:57 pm on Oct 28, 2007
hey shannon,
wow good job on this. it looks really good and u sound like u no wat ur talkin about which is a good thing. u found a lot of pictures which is a good thing. the only think u might want to do is change a few of the words in the begging to make it more understandable. but i mean it still sounds rly good. u could add info on the pics but u aint gatta, neways i liked the project u did well and everything looks realy well done. good luck with the grade!
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