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Mars

Humans Will Settle Mars, and Nowhere Else [Excerpt]
Scientific American,
Planetary Society co-founder Louis Friedman argues the Red Planet will be humanity’s final destination, but our robots could reach the stars -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Read More
Mars' Moon Phobos Is Slowly Falling Apart
Newswise,
The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars. Read More
Wrigley and Mars Chocolate Announce Vision for Future of Impulse Purchase at…
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance,
The retail landscape continues to change and the places where people make purchases are more varied than ever before. As category leaders, Wrigley and Mars Chocolate, two business units of… Read More
UM-Dearborn geology professor compares Mars to Earth
Dearborn Press & Guide,
Something out of this world is on Mark Salvatore’s bookshelf. Read More
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Befitting the red planet's bloody color, the Romans named it after their god of war. The Romans copied the ancient Greeks, who also named the planet after their god of war, Ares. Other civilizations also typically gave the planet names based on its color — for example, the Egyptians named it "Her Desher," meaning "the red one," while ancient Chinese astronomers dubbed it "the fire star

Mars has the largest volcanoes in the solar system, including Olympus Mons, which is about 370 miles (600 km) in diameter, wide enough to cover the entire state of New Mexico. It is a shield volcano, with slopes that rise gradually like those of Hawaiian volcanoes, and was created by eruptions of lavas that flowed for long distances before solidifying. Mars also has many other kinds of volcanic landforms, from small, steep-sided cones to enormous plains coated in hardened lava. Some minor eruptions might still occur on the planet

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