Name ______________________

A Trip to Mars Scavenger Hunt

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/facts/

1. Below you will find a table similar to the one on the above website. Please fill it in with the information found on the webpage.

	Mars	Earth
Average Distance from Sun
Average Speed in Orbiting Sun
Diameter
Tilt of Axis
Length of Year
Length of Day
Gravity
Temperature
Atmosphere
# of Moons

marstoday.htm

What is the climate like today on Mars?

2. What can the past climate on Mars tell us about the place?

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/facts/moons.html

3. Please fill in the information from the site above

	Phobos	Deimos
Mean (average) distance from Mars (km)
Orbital period (Mars days)

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/

4. The site above has the latest photos of Mars. Take time to look and explain which one you like best and why.

Compiled by B. Jones (Technology Trainer) Updated: March 23, 2007