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    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet. It appears red due to iron oxide on its surface. Mars has seasons and days similar to Earth. It has the largest volcano and canyon in the solar system. Mars has a thin atmosphere and surface features resembling impact craters and valleys. It is about half the diameter of Earth.

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    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet. It appears red due to iron oxide on its surface. Mars has seasons and days similar to Earth. It has the largest volcano and canyon in the solar system. Mars has a thin atmosphere and surface features resembling impact craters and valleys. It is about half the diameter of Earth.

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    Mars

    Mars

     Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the 


    Solar System, being only larger than Mercury. In English, Mars carries the name
    of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the "Red Planet“

     The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Mars' surface, which
    gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to
    the naked eye.[18] Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, with surface
    features reminiscent of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts
    and polar ice caps of Earth.
     The days and seasons are comparable to those of Earth, because the 
    rotational period as well as the tilt of the rotational axis relative to the 
    ecliptic plane are similar. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano
     and highest known mountain on any planet in the Solar System and of Valles
    Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth 
    Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a
    giant impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small
    and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka,
    a Mars trojan
     Mars is approximately half the diameter of Earth, with a surface area only slightly
    less than the total area of Earth's dry land. Mars is less dense than Earth, having
    about 15% of Earth's volume and 11% of Earth's mass, resulting in about 38% of
    Earth's surface gravity. The red-orange appearance of the Martian surface is
    caused by iron(III) oxide, or rust. It can look like butterscotch; other common
    surface colors include golden, brown, tan, and greenish, depending on the 
    minerals present.
    REFERENCES

     Zubrin, Robert; Wagner, Richard (1997). 


    The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must. New York: Touchstone. 
    ISBN 978-0-684-83550-1. OCLC 489144963
     Rees, Martin J., ed. (October 2012). Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide. New York: Dorling
    Kindersley. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-0-7566-9841-6.
     Yeager, Ashley (July 19, 2008). "Impact May Have Transformed Mars". ScienceNews.org.
    Retrieved August 12, 2008.
     Sample, Ian (June 26, 2008). "Cataclysmic impact created north-south divide on Mars". London:
    Science @ guardian.co.uk. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
     Millis, John P. "Mars Moon Mystery". About.com. Space.
     Adler, M.; Owen, W.; Riedel, J. (June 2012). 
    Use of MRO Optical Navigation Camera to Prepare for Mars Sample Return (PDF). Concepts and
    Approaches for Mars Exploration. June 12–14, 2012. Houston, Texas. 4337. Bibcode:
    2012LPICo1679.4337A
    REFERENCES

     Williams, David R. (September 1, 2004). "Mars Fact Sheet". National Space


    Science Data Center. NASA. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010.
    Retrieved June 24, 2006.
     Peplow, Mark (May 6, 2004). "How Mars got its rust". Nature. doi:
    10.1038/news040503-6. Retrieved March 10, 2007.
     NASA – Mars in a Minute: Is Mars Really Red? (Transcript)

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