Planet Mars

Planet Mars
Planet Mars
In terms of its diameter, the planet Mars is only about half the size of Earth and has only a third of Earth's mass. It is surrounded by a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide that condenses into ice crystals on the planet’s high volcanoes, and forms cirrus clouds. The north and south poles of Mars are covered by ice caps that grow and shrink according to the season.
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NASA/JPL/MSSS.

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