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Click
on a link below to be instantly transported to any of
the SpacedOut sites around Britain ...
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Location:
Mars at Hartford High School, Northwich, Cheshire
Mars at Hartford High School, Northwich, Cheshire
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England
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Work on the design and development of the site at Hartford High School that will eventually host the installation of the planet Mars is currently in progress.
Please re-visit the Spaced Out website soon to keep informed of progress.
Meanwhile, you can discover lots about Mars by scrolling down to the Whacky Facts and clicking on the links below.
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- Associated with the Roman god of war Mars, because of its blood red (rust) colour.
- Mars is about half the size of the Earth and its small mass means that its surface gravity is quite low, 4/10th that on Earth. It has retained only a very thin atmosphere although traces of water vapour can be seen as clouds and frost in the early martian
- There are frequent dust storms in the thin Martian atmosphere which periodically obscure all details of its surface markings.
- At the poles there are deposits of frozen carbon dioxide as well as water ice. These polar caps are observed to shrink and grow with the changing seasons which, because of Mars’ polar tilt of 24 degrees, are similar to those on Earth.
Discover more about Mars from Wikipedia
Explore the facts and figures of the red planet at the click of a mouse. Learn about its ice caps, volcanoes, impact basins and exploration.
If you find evidence for life, please let us know!
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