Book recommendation


An Earthling's Guide to Mars: Travel to Mars


Start: December 4th 1996

Landing: July 4th 1997






Planet Profile

- Mass

6,42 x 10²³ kg

- Diameter

6787 kilometer

- Mean Density

3940 kg/m³

- Rotation period

1,026 (length of day in Earth days)

- Revolution period

686,98 (length of year in Earth years)

- Surface temperature (max.)

310° Kelvin

- Surface temperature (min.)

150° Kelvin

- Atmospheric components

95% carbon dioxid, 3% nitrogen,

1,6% argon

- Surface materials

basaltic rock and

other altered materials

- Highest Point on Surface

Olympus Mons, about 72.000 ft. high






E-Mail : info@cbg.de