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Mars is known as the Red Planet, because it is covered in reddish dust from iron oxide. This red color prompted the Romans to name the planet after their blood-lusting god of war.
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Alexander, R. (2015). Mars, the Next Frontier. In: Myths, Symbols and Legends of Solar System Bodies. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, vol 177. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7067-0_7
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