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Olympus Mons - The Tallest Mountain in Our Solar System!

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Hello children! Welcome to KidsCast ! And today we are going to talk about the tallest mountain in our Solar System! Have you ever wondered where or how much big the tallest volcano would be?  Well no worries! We are here to solve all your queries about it.  Olympus Mons  is an enormous shield   volcanic mountain  on the planet Mars . The volcano has a height of 21 km (13 miles). Amazing right? This was measured by the Mars orbiter laser altimeter (MOLA).  Olympus Mons is about two and a half times Mount Everest's  height above sea level. It is the largest volcanoes ever discovered, and it is the tallest mountain in our Solar System! So let us now learn more about it. The Word "MONS" - So now lets find out what mons is. "Mons" is the latin word which means "Mountain". There are many different kinds of Mons (Mountains) with this name, for example- Arcreaus Mons -  Arcreaus Mons is a large shield of volcano located in the Th...

Our Solar System - KidsCast Junior

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  Greetings Children! Welcome to KidsCast! Today we are going to talk about Our Solar System ! So first let us see a video on the same topic: So, in the above video , you got to know about 4 planets. But what about the other planets and things like comets and asteroids? So, let us study each of the eight planets carefully.  But before that, let us study about  our massive Sun!   And all of these planets will be in the order of from the closest to the farthest to the Sun.  The Sun:  The Sun is a star , which is at the center of our Solar System . It is so hot that no one can ever reach its surface. You can also say that it is a hot ball of gases and gives a lot of heat and light. It is the heat and light of the sun which makes our Earth of normal temperature from too cold , and causes Day and Night on our Earth . All the Planets, Dwarf Planets, Comets, Asteroids, etc. , orbit or travel around the Sun.  Mercury: Mercury is the closest planet...

Mars - A Miracle Planet!

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Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun , is a planet named the "Miracle Planet" . This planet is almost only desert. But something makes it special. Something which makes it a Miracle! So in this Article, we will discuss about some unknown yet amazing facts about Mars! Watch this Video about Mars, made by our KidsCast! YT Animation Makers!  As told in the Above video, Mars is classified as one of the most important planets of the Solar System. Also, scientists are researching more on this planet because of its amazing features and facts. So let us discuss these unknown yet amazing facts about the Red Planet - Mars!  Mars is known for its red color, especially its soil. This soil is of red color because of a chemical compound called Iron oxide , also called as rust  which is present in the soil of Mars.  Mars has the tallest mountain ever known to mankind, named Olympus Mons . This mountain is actually a Shield Volcano, which might still be active. A shield Volcano is a...