Mars is called the red planet,why?
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The red color of mars is due to the presence of red colored mineral "limonite" on its surface.
The soil on the surface looks like rusty iron and basaltic rock, therefore giving it the red color.
Things to remember from The Universe
- The solar system is a group of sun, eight planets, their satellites, comets, asteroids and meteors. The sun is at the center of which moves through the space taking its family members.
- The members of the solar system that revolve around the sun in closed elliptical orbit are called planets.
- The velocity so solar wind is about 500km/s.
- Inner planets: The planets which are found inside the belt of asteroids are called inner planets. They are mercury, Venus, earth and mars.
- Outer planets: The outer planets (sometimes called Jovian planets or gas giants) are huge planets swaddled in gas. They all have rings and all of plenty of moons each.
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