Happy Red Planet Day!
We honor the planet Mars today because the Spacecraft Mariner 4 launched on November 28, 1964. This craft got within 6,188 miles of Mars, which was amazing for the time.
I have done posts on Mars before, but I never get tired of learning about this amazing planet. Someday humans will walk on Mars. It will be a major event in human history, and I can’t wait.
Rather than list a bunch of facts like I normally do, I want to share a cool NASA infographic about Mars. NASA has the best educational website on all things space. Celebrate Red Planet Day by visiting the NASA site and admiring Mars’ beauty. It’s a pretty good planet (after Earth).
