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7N
THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND (TS3-EP)
PLANET HOLIDAYS
In the future, space flight may be able to offer holidays in the solar system.
Imagine you are an estate agent who is advertising holidays to other planets.
Earth
Mars
Time taken to orbit
the sun
365.26 Earth days
687 Earth days
Time taken to spin
on its axis
23.93 Earth hours
26.63 Earth hours
Distance from sun
150 million km
230 million km
Atmosphere
600km thick
nitrogen 79%
oxygen 20%
other gases 1%
very thin
carbon dioxide 95%
nitrogen 3%
argon 1.5%
trace gases 0.5%
Axis of rotation
23o
60o
Number of moons
1
2
Surface temperature
Average 15oC
-125 – 25oC
TASK
Design an information poster or leaflet about travelling to Mars. Use the
information above and from secondary resources to help. Include:
 A comparison of the day, year and seasons on Earth and Mars.
 Explain which clothes and special equipment to take e.g. breathing
apparatus.
 Detailed and accurate descriptions of the must see features, events or
places.
KEY WORDS LEVELS 3-5
atmosphere, climate, day, orbit, rotation, year
KEY WORDS LEVELS 6-EP
atmosphere, axis, climate, day, elliptical, orbit, rotation, season, year
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