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The short answer to "why is Mars red" is that the planet is covered in rust. Iron oxide to be exact. The iron oxide is simply a dust that covers the entire surface in varying depths. That dust is picked up by wind and carried into the atmosphere where it reflects the red part of the light spectrum and, viola, Mars is the Red Planet.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIron oxide is the chemical term for rust and there is a lot of iron oxide in mars's soil
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∙ 9y agoMars has oxygen, and water isn't necessary to form iron oxide (rust). Most of the oxygen on Mars is tied up in carbon dioxide, but it's there.
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∙ 13y agoIron oxide and rusty dust
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∙ 12y agobecase it is very old and rusty
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∙ 10y agothe red planet
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The red planet?
Mars is the red planet, because it looks red on close approaches. The next close approach will be in the spring of 2014, you can have a look at it then.
Does the reddish color of Mars' surface come from its soil?
Mars is covered in rust. Iron oxide to be exact. The iron oxide is simply a dust that covers the entire surface in varying depths. That dust is picked up by wind and carried into the atmosphere where it reflects the red part of the light spectrum and, viola, Mars is the Red Planet.
Which planet is called the rusted planet?
Mars is called the rusty planet because of the large amounts of iron oxide (rust) on the surface.
What colour does mars look to the human eye from earth?
Mars looks red from earth because of the high level of ironixide or 'rust'. Mars is sometimes called 'the red planet' because of this.
What can you taste on Mars?
Dust and rust
Which of the planets in your solar system is said to be rusting?
Mars - because the surface is covered in iron oxide (Rust). This gives Mars it's "red" appearance.
Does Mars look like what it looks like because of its' atmosphere?
No actually. The surface of Mars is covered in iron oxide ( rust ), therefore making the planet red.
Why does the surface of mars appear red?
It's covered in rust (Iron oxide)
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 is Mars atmosphere and surface red?
Mars is red because its top layer is composed of mostly iron oxide (rust). The atmosphere appears red because the wind picks up the red dust and carries it.
What would see on the planet mars?
a baron wasteland with undulating terrain, all coated in a layer of rust
The red planet?
Mars is the red planet, because it looks red on close approaches. The next close approach will be in the spring of 2014, you can have a look at it then.
Why is Mars a red planet?
Mars has a surface which is covered in red-orange dust.The dust contains oxides of iron. Rust is made of iron oxides.So, it's basically just rust. It's rusty dust.That's the scientific answer.
Which planet is next to Earth but is rust colored?
Mars is often referred to as the "Red Planet." This is because of the rust color of the surface, which is caused by Iron-Oxide.
What planet is rust colored and has the largest volcanoes in your solar system?
The surface of Mars is covered with iron oxide compounds giving it a reddish or "rust" color. Olympus Mons, located on Mars, is considered to be the largest volcano in the Solar System.
Does the reddish color of Mars' surface come from its soil?
Mars is covered in rust. Iron oxide to be exact. The iron oxide is simply a dust that covers the entire surface in varying depths. That dust is picked up by wind and carried into the atmosphere where it reflects the red part of the light spectrum and, viola, Mars is the Red Planet.
Which planet is called the rusted planet?
Mars is called the rusty planet because of the large amounts of iron oxide (rust) on the surface.
