This NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) planet profile provides data and images of the planet Mars. These data include planet size, orbit facts, distance from the Sun, rotation and revolution times, temperature, atmospheric composition, density, surface materials and albedo. Images with descriptions include surface features such as canyons, volcanoes, Viking 1 and 2 landing sites, the South Pole, plateaus, the Schiaparelli Crater, Amazonis Plains, Cerberus Crater, Valles Marineris, Chasma, Olympis Mons, and images of Mars two moons Phobos and Deimos. Images were taken by the Viking 1 and 2 Landers and the Viking Orbiter Spacecraft.
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