Intellectual

Why Mars is Red?

Professor Bailey

South Dakota College

2008

Civilizations have pondered on why the red planet has its distinct red color for millennia. The Romans even went as far as naming it Mars their god of war after its blood-red color. But why is it truly red? This question will be answered in this essay.

This red color comes from layer of iron oxide (commonly known as rust) on the surface of Mars. This iron oxide was believed to formed hundreds of millions to billions years ago when there was more water on Mars’s surface. Just this year it was discovered by NASA’s Phoenix Lander which drilled down in search of groundwater on Mars that this layer of Iron Oxide is only a few centimeters deep and under it is just regular brown soil. Perhaps Mars should now be known as the brown planet.

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http://www.universetoday.com/22580/why-is-mars-red/

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