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The Red Planet

Mars: Could people live on Mars?

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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

Mars looks red. There is rusty iron in the ground.

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

The moons are lumpy, like potatoes. They are not round.

Mars is a cold, dry desert world.

Mars has ice caps at its north and south poles.

Mars has seasons, like Earth.

Curiosity is a rover the size of a small car.

Ingenuity is a small helicopter. It flew on Mars.

It was the first aircraft to fly on another planet.

Words to know

  • rover: a robot car
  • lumpy: not round
  • planet: a world

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