1. Mars has the largest mountain in the solar system

The mountain is called "Olympus Mons" and a mountain that is not active. 15.5 miles high with a diameter of 372 miles. In comparison, Mount Everest height of about 5 miles. Mars also has the largest gap in our solar system is called "Valles Marineris" with 2500 miles long and 4 miles deep.

 2. People are always thinking about life on Mars because of the existence of the canal was first seen by astronomers

This is why the people always think aliens attack came from here, and not on the planet Jupiter or Venus. In fact, Mars is one planet inhabited difficult because of the freezing temperature, wind sun and almost no atmosphere. Channel seen by astronomers in the early straight-line observation of the experts believed there was water there.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Planet Mars named after the Roman god of war because its color is red in color reminded observers of blood

Planet Mars is red due to the land consisting of iron oxide which we call the rust.

 

4. Compared with the other planets in our solar system, Mars is counted as a small planet

Size of about half the size of planet Earth. Mars has a third of Earth gravity, which means you can jump three times higher than on earth you leap.

5. In the 1970s, the Viking orbiter took the image of something that looks like a giant face image and a pyramid shape on the surface of the planet Cydonia region

The picture looks like the Sphinx in Egypt and has a height of 2000 feet. This discovery makes UFO interested observers, but the researchers stated that they just kikisan or mound of earth. Many people still think that the shape is too symmetrical, and thought it was a proof of the existence of an ancient alien.

 

6. Mars has the most ferocious weather in our solar system

There was a fierce wind storms, dust storms and smaller tornadoes. In 2001, Sagat dust storm covering the entire surface of the planet for a few days according to the earth. Researchers bit confused why the planet with little atmosphere could have a storm like that. They do not know what caused the storm, but there are more storms as the planet Mars is closer to the sun. And at the end of the further part of the orbit, there are clouds made of ice is carbon dioxide and dust. This is also a strange thing to remember Planet Mars

7. Search for life has been done on Mars and search for water

After years of research for any cracks on the surface of the planet as proof of the existence of water, the researchers finally found him. Phoenix Mission found that there are deposits of ice in large numbers under

 

8. Mars has two months, and one of them has a chance to collide with Mars

One month, that Phobos, having a close orbit and endanger the planet Mars. One day, the force gravity will pull it and hit the planet Mars. Fragments will remain in Mars orbit and make a ring like Saturn. In the end, these chips will fall to the surface of Mars. The researchers did not know it would happen sometime, but they predict will happen about 50 years.

9. Only 1 / 3 of all missions to Mars successful

Many missions to Mars just missing that made the researchers think there's something strange happened. They also argue that Mars can be described as "Bermuda Triangle" in our solar system.