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www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Video_Talk/
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Spirit, NASA's scrappy exploration robot, has been snapping some breathtaking photos of Mars. More portraits of red-tinged landscapes should emerge shortly, as Spirit ventures forth from its lander. But why does every nook and cranny on Mars invariably loo ... Why Is Mars Red?Basically, the whole planet is rusty.
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www.slate.com/id/2093779/
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Because lots of ginger-haired people live there!
http://www.btinternet.com/%7Emoononastick/sp58/Man1-Jok...
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Scientists have a new explanation for what makes the Red Planet so red. ... Image: Scientists say Mars should look black like the planet on the right, but may have turned red through a mechanical grinding process. NASA/ESA/Hubble Team.
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www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/whymarsred/
www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/whymarsred/
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Orbital Oddities: Why Mars will be So Close to Earth in August; By Robert Roy Britt; Senior Science Writer posted: 07:00 am ET; 21 January 2003; ... Mars will appear strikingly brilliant, however. It will be about as bright as Jupiter ever gets. It will shine like a beacon in its characteristic red or orange,
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_orbit_030121-1.html
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_orbit_030121-1.html
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Images of Chi Cygni reveal Sol's fate; Cambridge MA (SPX) Dec 16, 2009; About 550 light-years from Earth, a star like our Sun is writhing in its death throes. Chi Cygni has swollen in size to become a red giant star so large that it would swallow every planet out to Mars in our solar system.
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www.marsdaily.com/
www.marsdaily.com/
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Paris, France (ESA) Nov 05, 2007 - The radar system on ESA's Mars Express has uncovered new details about some of the most mysterious deposits on Mars: The Medusae Fossae Formation. It has given the first direct measurement of the depth and electrical properties of these materials, providing new clues about their origin.
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www.marsdaily.com/reports/Mars_Express_Probes_The_Red_P...
www.marsdaily.com/reports/Mars_Express_Probes_The_Red_Planet_Most_Unusual_Deposits_999.html
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Mars (Greek: Ares) is the god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet. (An interesting side note: the Roman god Mars was a god of agriculture before becoming associated with the Greek Ares;
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nineplanets.org/mars.html
nineplanets.org/mars.html
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