What is the most interesting thing about Mars?
Mr. Landstrom’s Earth Space class at Boynton Beach HS Boynton Beach, FL ANSWER: There are many interesting things about Mars. What I find interesting are the similarities it has with the Earth, and the potential that creates for human exploration. The martian day is only 40 minutes longer than Earth’s, the tilt of its axis with respect to the plane of the solar system is less than 1 degree greater than ours, Mars has a surface we can walk on, it might have accessible water, and, relatively speaking, is very near to us. However, you might think the butterscotch color of the sky, ferocious dust storms, huge volcanoes (Mt. Olympus is the largest in the solar system), giant canyons (Mariner Valley is larger than the Grand Canyon and could stretch from New York to Los Angeles), weak gravity (about one third of Earth’s), or a number of other features are the most interesting things…I guess that is just a matter of opinion. Links: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/li
