Carbon dioxide (95.32%) Nitrogen (77%) Nitrogen (2.7%) Atmosphere Oxygen (21%) Argon (1.6%) (composition) Argon (1%) Water vapor (0.03%) Carbon dioxide (0.038%) Nitric oxide (0.01%) Atmosphere 7.5 millibars (average) 1013 millibars (at sea level) (pressure) Valles Marineris Grand Canyon Deepest canyon 7 km (4.35 miles) deep 1.8 km (1.1 miles) deep 4000 km (2485 wide 400 km (248.5 miles) long Distance from the 227,936,637 kilometers 149,597,891 kilometers sun (average) (142,633,260 (92,955,820 miles) 3,397 kilometers (2,111 6,378 kilometers (3,963 miles) Equatorial radius Gravity 0.375 that of Earth 2.66 times that of Mars Mauna Loa (Hawaii) Olympus Mons 10.1 kilometers (6.3 miles) 26 kilometers (16 miles) high Largest volcano high 602 kilometers (374 miles) in 121 kilometers (75 miles) in diameter diameter Length of day (time required to make a 24 hours 37 minutes Just slightly under 24 hours full rotation on its axis) Length of year (time required to make a 687 days 365 days complete orbit of the sun) Covered with a mixture of Permanently covered with Polar caps carbon dioxide ice and water ice ice Surface temperature oF (–63 oC) 57 oF (14 oC) –81 (average) 25 degrees 23.45 degrees Tilt of axis # of satellites 2 (Phobos and Deimos) 1 (Moon) () Plant growth and nutrients Many factors affect the growth of a plant, and each kind of plant has its own needs and requirements. All plants do require certain basic environmental factors in their environment. If
Atmosphere (composition) Carbon dioxide (95.32%) Nitrogen (2.7%) Argon (1.6%) Water vapor (0.03%) Nitric oxide (0.01%) Nitrogen (77%) Oxygen (21%) Argon (1%) Carbon dioxide (0.038%) Atmosphere (pressure) 7.5 millibars (average) 1013 millibars (at sea level) Deepest canyon Valles Marineris 7 km (4.35 miles) deep 4000 km (2485 wide Grand Canyon 1.8 km (1.1 miles) deep 400 km (248.5 miles) long Distance from the sun (average) 227,936,637 kilometers (142,633,260 149,597,891 kilometers (92,955,820 miles) Equatorial radius 3,397 kilometers (2,111 6,378 kilometers (3,963 miles) Gravity 0.375 that of Earth 2.66 times that of Mars Largest volcano Olympus Mons 26 kilometers (16 miles) high 602 kilometers (374 miles) in diameter Mauna Loa (Hawaii) 10.1 kilometers (6.3 miles) high 121 kilometers (75 miles) in diameter Length of day (time required to make a full rotation on its axis) 24 hours 37 minutes Just slightly under 24 hours Length of year (time required to make a complete orbit of the sun) 687 days 365 days Polar caps Covered with a mixture of carbon dioxide ice and ice Permanently covered with water ice Surface temperature (average) –81 oF (–63 oC) 57 oF (14 oC) Tilt of axis 25 degrees 23.45 degrees # of satellites 2 (Phobos and Deimos) 1 (Moon) () Plant growth and nutrients Many factors affect the growth of a plant, and each kind of plant has its own needs and requirements. All plants do require certain basic environmental factors in their environment. If
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