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'''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] | '''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] and the seventh largest if the known planets. | ||
*Orbital radius: 227,940,000 km (1.52 AU) from Sun | |||
*Diameter: 6,794 km | |||
*Mass: 6.4219e23 kg | |||
== Mars in science fiction == | == Mars in science fiction == | ||
*In the clasical science fiction series [[The War of the Worlds]], Victorian England is invaded by brainlike creatures from Mars | *In the clasical science fiction series [[The War of the Worlds]], Victorian England is invaded by brainlike creatures from Mars | ||
*In [[Warhammer 40,000]], Mars is the capital of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and sleeping place of the [[C'tan]] known as the '''Void Dragon'''. | *In [[Warhammer 40,000]], Mars is the capital of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and sleeping place of the [[C'tan]] known as the '''Void Dragon'''. | ||
*In [[Star Trek]], Mars was [[colony|colonised]] in the late 21st century and partially [[terraforming|terraformed]] through the deflection of [[asteroid]]s into the polar caps. By the 24th century, Mars housed the [[Utopia Planitia]] shipyards in geo-synchronous orbit over the plains of the same name; a memorial station dedicated to Carl Sagan; and served as a perimeter in the defence of the [[solar system]]. | *In [[Star Trek]], Mars was [[colony|colonised]] in the late 21st century and partially [[terraforming|terraformed]] through the deflection of [[asteroid]]s into the polar caps. By the 24th century, Mars housed the [[Utopia Planitia]] shipyards in geo-synchronous orbit over the plains of the same name; a memorial station dedicated to Carl Sagan; and served as a perimeter in the defence of the [[solar system]]. | ||
==External Links== | |||
[http://www.nineplanets.org/mars.html Mars] at NinePlanets.org. | |||
[[Category: Science]] | [[Category: Science]] | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 26 July 2009
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest if the known planets.
- Orbital radius: 227,940,000 km (1.52 AU) from Sun
- Diameter: 6,794 km
- Mass: 6.4219e23 kg
Mars in science fiction
- In the clasical science fiction series The War of the Worlds, Victorian England is invaded by brainlike creatures from Mars
- In Warhammer 40,000, Mars is the capital of the Adeptus Mechanicus and sleeping place of the C'tan known as the Void Dragon.
- In Star Trek, Mars was colonised in the late 21st century and partially terraformed through the deflection of asteroids into the polar caps. By the 24th century, Mars housed the Utopia Planitia shipyards in geo-synchronous orbit over the plains of the same name; a memorial station dedicated to Carl Sagan; and served as a perimeter in the defence of the solar system.
External Links
Mars at NinePlanets.org.