Planet Facts: Earth Vs. Mars

Planet Facts: Earth vs. Mars In many ways planet Earth and planet Mars are similar, yet very different a the same time . This video is comparison between the Earth and Mars, something that both planets have in common. Comparing the size of Earth and Mars. Mars is about one half of the size of Earth. Earth’s diameter is 7,926 miles or 12,756 kilometers. Mars diameter is 4,196 miles or 6,752 kilometers. Comparing the Earth’s highest mountain Mt. Everest with the largest mountain in the solar system located near Mars equator. Mt. Everest is 8848 meters or 29,029 feet high. Olympus Mons is 16 miles or 25 kilometers high, and 374 miles or 624 kilometers in diameter. Comparison between Earth’s polar caps and Mars polar caps. Earth’s polar caps contain about 30 million cubic kilometers of water ice. Mars polar caps contain about 3 million cubic kilometers of ice. Mars polar caps are composed of water ice and frozen carbon dioxide or dry ice. Comparison between craters on Earth and Mars. The surface of Earth has 184 confirmed impact craters. The surface of Mars has more than 600,000 impact craters at least 0.6 mile or 1 kilometer wide Comparing the canyons of Earth and Mars. Recently discovered, Greenland’s Grand Canyon under an ice sheet is the longest canyon on Earth covering more than 460 miles or 750 kilometers. Valles Marineris know as The Grand Canyon of Mars is a system of canyons 2,500 miles or 4000 kilometers long, in some aea up to 125 miles or 200...