Earth's Next Door Neighbor

¹ Who is your next door neighbor? Do you and your neighbor have a lot in common? Our planet has a neighbor. Earth's neighbor is the planet Mars. These neighbors have a lot in common. Their landforms are very similar. Both Mars and Earth have canyons and valleys. They both have mountains, too. Mars's mountains are a lot taller, though! Both of these planets also have volcanoes. While they are a lot alike, Mars and Earth are also very different. Mars is smaller and much colder than our planet. The average temperature on Mars is 80 .....
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 2 to 4
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	2.97

	challenging words:		someday, neighbor, next, possible, door, space, different, also, below, person, learn, while, might, than, ever, really
	content words:		Both Mars, North Pole

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