Why is Mars red? The Planet’s appearance and lost atmosphere explained

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Mars, with its iconic red colour, has baffled scientists for decades – so what gives the planet its stunning look?On Thursday, February 18, NASA successfully landed its latest rover, The Perseverance, onto the red planet.It landed in a deep crater known as Jezero, with thousands of people watching live.

The rover made it to Mars in “great shape”, according to NASA.For many watching, it reminded them of an obvious question, with a not-so-obvious answer, why is Mars red?The answer to this is to do with the planet's atmosphere or lack thereof.Mars is one of Earth’s closest neighbours at 206 million kilometres away, and at about half of Earth’s size.It looks completely different to our home, covered in craters, canyons, and volcanoes.In fact,.