The mass of Mars in Mars Bars.
It cost around $2.5 billion to send Curiosity to Mars. That’s kind of a bargain if you consider that a line of dollars, laid end-to-end from Earth to Mars, would add up to $1.6 trillion.
Learn about this and other fun calculations done with the dollar on our blog.
The Olympus Mons and Pavonis Mons are 980 miles apart.
The Olympus Mons (a volcano on Mars) would extend 8 miles above sea level if it were dropped into the Marianas Trench (the deepest part of the world’s ocean).
Movies about Mars have not done very well at the box office since Total Recall.
