From iron in the Martian soil.
Mars is dusty and red
Because Iron Oxide (rust) is blended in with the soil of Mars, which is why it appears red.
red rocks
Red!
Mars is often called the red planet because it looks red when you look at it from space.
don't have rings and mars is red and rocky
red dust
Mars is known as the Red Planet
Mars is both red when you look at it through a telescope and to the naked eye.
Mars
Because Earth is covered with water it looks blue. Mars is covered in red dust so it looks red.
Mars looks red from earth because of the high level of ironixide or 'rust'. Mars is sometimes called 'the red planet' because of this.