Top 5 Reasons Sports Would Be Awesome on Mars

Sunday night mars received its latest visitor with NASA's new robotic rover, named Curiosity, landing on the red planet. Sports fans here on Earth believe that the climate on mars 3.5 billion years ago was warm and wet, like early Earth. That's why Mars has been a prime target for space exploration for decades.

But how exactly would sports play on the red planet? Something like this.

Here are five other key points:

Why is mars the color red?
It's called the red planet because the landscape is stained rusty-red by the iron-rich dust.
-Blood wouldn't show up as much in wrestling matches.

Does mars have gravity?
Its gravity is only 38 percent that of Earth. So if you weigh 150 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 57 pounds on Mars.
-That would make it easier to make those hard shots while playing basketball.

What is the temperature on mars?
Mars' temperatures can range from 80 degrees at its equator to -199 degrees at its poles.
-The Olympic swimming competition might go on year round.

Does mars have oxygen?
Mars' atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide with traces of nitrogen and argon. Earth's atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and other gases.
-This would be perfect for NASCAR.

How long is a day on Mars?
They last 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth.
-Just think, they could add a 10th inning to baseball games.

[via Huffington Post]