Reblogged from National Post | News:
6 things you may not know about Mars
It’s called the red planet because the landscape is stained rusty-red by the iron-rich dust
Its gravity is only 38 per cent that of Earth. So if you weigh 68 kilograms (150 pounds) on Earth, you would weigh 26 kilograms (57 pounds) on Mars
Mars’ temperatures can range from 27 degrees Celsius at its equator to -199 -128 Celsius at its poles…



