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12 dic 2017 · Mars formed 4.6 billion years ago along with the solar system when a nebula collapsed and dust clumped together to form the sun, planets, asteroids and comets.
- Why Is Mars So Much Smaller Than Earth? | Space
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- Why Is Mars So Much Smaller Than Earth? | Space
When the solar system settled into its current layout about 4.5 billion years ago, Mars formed when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars is about half the size of Earth, and like its fellow terrestrial planets, it has a central core, a rocky mantle, and a solid crust.
Scientists have theorized that during the Solar System's formation, Mars was created as the result of a random process of run-away accretion of material from the protoplanetary disk that orbited the Sun. Mars has many distinctive chemical features caused by its position in the Solar System.
- 24.07 km/s, (86700 km/h; 53800 mph)
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- 241 m/s, (870 km/h; 540 mph)
Earth-Mars Comparison: This composite image, from NASA Galileo and Mars Global Survey orbiters, of Earth and Mars was created to allow viewers to gain a better understanding of the relative sizes of the two planets.
4 giu 2008 · Mars Formation. As with the rest of the planets in the Solar System, Mars is believed to have formed out of the primitive solar nebula 4.5 billion years ago. Instead of condensing directly,...
25 set 2019 · Key Facts & Summary. Due to its brightness and closeness to Earth, Mars has been documented for at least 4.000 years thus it is impossible to credit someone with its discovery. However, the first person to observe Mars with a telescope was Galileo Galilei in 1610. It is named after the Roman god of war due to its red appearance.
