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The planet Mars is named after Mars, the Roman God of War.
Mars is red in color, when seen from Earth, and hence was related to blood, and further, war. Keeping with the tradition of naming Astronomical objects after Greek/Roman deities or mythological characters, Mars was named after the Roman God of War.
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Which planet has a moon named Deimos?
Mars
What kind of candy named after a planet?
Mars
Where did the planet Mars get its name from?
The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also called to as the Red Planet because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth.
Why is Mars considered a male planet?
Mars was named after the Greek god Ares, who was male.
Which planet has 2 moons that are really asteroids?
That would be planet Mars, and its two moons are named, "Phobos and Deimos". Mars is the only planet with exactly two moons.
What was planet Mars named after?
Planet mars was named after the god of war mars.
Is the chocolate Mars named after the planet Mars?
No, it is named after its inventor, Forrest Mars.
Witch planet is named after the roman God of War?
There is no planet named after the Greek god of war.There is however a planet named after the Roman god of war, which is Mars.The Greek god of war is Ares. He does not currently have a planet named after him.
Why is Mars named after Mars?
actually its the opposite the planet mars is named after the Roman god Mars who was the God of War
Why is Mars bars named after Ares?
Because ares was the greek god of war, and his planet was mars. The bar was named mars bar, after ares' planet.
Who is named after Mars and why?
actually its the opposite the planet mars is named after the Roman god Mars who was the god of war
Who named Mars?
who is mars named after and why Mars was the Roman god of war. The planet Mars has a reddish surface, remeniscent of blood.
Who named Mars after the God of War?
The Romans named the planet Mars after their God of War, whose name is Mars. They named the planet Mars because its red appearance reminded them of the blood that people shed at war.
What is Mars for?
mars is a planet with a rover probably named explorer
Which chocolate is named after a planet?
That is what the company of the candy wanted it to be named, beyond the name, Mars the Roman god and Mars the candy bar have little in common.
Why did they named this planet Mars?
it was named after the roman god of war
What does the planet Mars name represent?
It is named after Mars, the God of war.
