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| − | ==Introduction==
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| − | <div style="width:85%">'''Mars''' is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, '''Mars''' carries a name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the <font color="orangered">'Red Planet'</font color>. The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on '''Mars'''' surface, which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. '''Mars''' is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.</div>
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| − | [[File:Planets2013.png|250px|right|thumb|<center>Planet Location from the Sun</center>]]
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| − | The following are the most historically relevant planets in the Solar<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Solar System," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref> System:
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| − | Mars has two relatively small (compared to Earth's) natural moons, Phobos (about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter) and Deimos (about 12 km (7.5 mi) in diameter), which orbit close to the planet.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Moons of Mars", in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Mars, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref>
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