🔴 Why is Mars Red?

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🌍 Mars is called the Red Planet

When we look at Mars from space, it looks red or orange.

But why? 🤔

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🧪 The real reason: Rust!

🧱 Mars has a lot of iron

• Mars rocks and soil have iron (like the metal in nails)

💨 Iron + oxygen = rust

• Long ago, Mars had oxygen
• Iron reacted with oxygen
• This made iron oxide — also called rust

👉 Rust is reddish-brown

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🌪️ Rust dust covers Mars

• Mars has strong winds 🌬️
• Rusty dust spreads all over the planet
• This dust covers rocks, mountains, and the ground

So the whole planet looks red 🔴

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🧠 Easy way to remember

Mars looks red because it is covered with rusty dust

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🌟 Fun facts for kids

• Rust on Mars is like rust on a bicycle 🚲
• Mars dust can stain robot wheels red
• If you cleaned the dust, some rocks are gray underneath!

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📌 One-line summary

Mars is red because its soil has rusty iron dust called iron oxide.

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