Students of Dr York Galaxtic Family of Life Class 19( Field Trip to Mars)

Field Trip to Mars Lahmu(La-mu) also called Barsoom pronounce Bar-soom (better known to Earthmen as Mars. Mars is the fourth planet in the Solar System which is 141.6 million miles from the Sun. Mars at it closes point is 33.9 million miles and at its longest 250 million miles from Earth. Mars has a circumference of 13,263 mi and the diameter is 4,212.3 mi about 3,000 mi smaller then Earth. The axis of Mars is tilted at 25 degrees. One day on Mars is 24 hours, 36 minutes long to an Earthman, roughly Earth days. The Natives called this day a Padan. Mars year being Earth years long, this translates out to days on Mars. This is how long it takes for Mars to travel around the Sun one time. The Natives calls this year an Ord. The Natives on Mars break down the Ord(Year) into 10 months. They call each month a Teean(month) which is 68.6 days long. The Natives break down a Padan(day) into 10 zodes (hours), each zode(Hour) is 50 xats(Mins), and each xat(min) is 200 tals(Seconds). A zode(Hour) i