Would you rather be the first person to land on Mars or the first person to live on the moon?

It is estimated that the distance between Earth and Mars is 48 million miles. That means it would take around 260 days to get there. The atmosphere also isn’t very friendly to humans: It’s really, really, really cold (the average temperature is –81 degrees Fahrenheit!), and we aren’t able to breathe the air.

To learn more about the moon and Mars check out the many space books on Hoopla.
 

Shannon Eddings

Shannon is movie-obsessed and her infatuation with the silver screen can be traced back to a single event. After helping her move into her first apartment, her mom left her with this parting remark: “Don’t spend all your money at the movies!” From that point on, thanks to her library card, Shannon continues to feed her obsession! She is the library's Database Administrator.