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The planet Mars looks red because of the composition of its surface, not its atmosphere. The atmosphere is very thin. The surface looks red because it contains iron(111)oxide, which is that rusty red colour.

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All of the iron in its soil. All of the iron in its soil.

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The iron composite on the planets crust make the planet look red as if you made a piece of iron to rust on earth

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The atmosphere of Mars is not red. The atmosphere of Mars is actually a very tenuous CO2 atmosphere. The soil composition is actually what makes the planet red.

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no, its more the colour of the surface rock and dust on mars that gives it a reddish colour. Mars has a lot of iron at the surface, which is in an oxide form (similar to iron rust).

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It's actually the rusty red colored ground like the moon the ground is very soft in some spots

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it is caused by red dust on its surface

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the red dust on it

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Where does all the reddish color of Mars comes from all the in its soil.?

Well, the color always depends on the atmosphere. For example, Mars surface is a reddish color because, Mars has no oxegen and it is colser to the sun witch makes it red.


Has rocks on its surface that have a reddish color?

Mars.


Why is Mars called the red plants?

Mars is called the red planet because its surface appears reddish in color due to the presence of iron oxide, or rust, on its surface. The iron oxide gives the planet a reddish hue when viewed from Earth.


Where did Mars get its reddish color?

It comes from oxides of iron (like rust basically) which have covered a lot of the surface of Mars.


Why does mars look reddish to the naked eye and through a telescope?

Mars' color is red. Its surface is oxidized just like rust.


What color is mars is it a butter cotch color?

No, mars is not a butterscotch color mars is a reddish pinkish color.


What coler is the planet Mars?

Mars' surface is reddish tan.


Is Mars a red planet?

mars is nicknamed the red planet because of its reddish color caused by iron oxide on its surface and in its atmosphere (commonly known as rust)


What element gives mars the reddish color?

The iron in the soil on Mars gives the planet its red color.


Which planet gets its reddish color from iron oxide?

Mars


What Mars is known for?

Its reddish color and that it is known as THE RED PLANET


The reddish color of mars comes from all the in its soil?

Yes. Earth appears blue from space because of its relatively dense atmopsher and watery surface. Mars has a much thinner atmosphere and you can see directly through to its surface which is largely reddish brown rock.