Mars Maybe a Mystery, but were up to the Mission

Seasons on Mars

Seasons on Mars occur when Mars revolves around the sun. This causes different seasons because it has a tilt on its axis. So, the amount of indirect light and direct light changes.
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Phases of the Moon and Eclipses on Mars

Mars has phases of the moon because it has moons that can be seen at different points when it revolves around the sun causing different phases. Mars has things necessary for eclipses because as the moons revolve around Mars, it causes different phases because of light which can cause an eclipse.

Tides on Mars

Mars would have tides if the water wasn't frozen because the moons gravity pulling on water causes tides.

Years and Days Measured on Mars

The time Mars rotates on it's axis is 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35 seconds. Mars rotates on its axis and it has a sun since it's part of our solar system, and it has two moons so as it rotates one side faces the sun which is day, and the other side isn't facing the sun so it is night. A year on Mars is 687 days. The years are longer because their farther away from the sun so it's a longer path of revolution.

Summary of Mars compared to Earth

Earth and Mars have many similarities and differences between these two planets. An example of a similarity between Mars and Earth is they both have day and night. The period of rotation for Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35 seconds. Where Earths period of rotation is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds. So the two planets rotation time for night and day are very similar. A huge difference between Earth and Mars is their years. Mars years are 687 days because the path of revolution is longer, so it takes more time to revolve around the sun. Earths years are 365 days because the path of revolution around the sun is shorter.