YOGYAKARTA Mars is one of the objects of human observation in astronomical science. In the course of the development of human science, Mars is dubbed the Red Planet. The human-indetended red color on the planet is the reason why Mars is dubbed the Red Planet.
The question then becomes the reason the planet Mars can be red. Even that color is consistently visible from Earth.
The nickname Red Planet on the planet Mars has been pinned by humans for a long time. This means that the identification of the red color on Mars has begun even before the technology to support advanced astronomical activities as it is now.
Please note that Mars can be seen by humans with naked eyes from Earth. Humans can see Mars in the form of red spots at certain times, especially at night.
On the Nasa website, it is said that the red color on Mars makes the Romans call the planet a God of War because it reminds them of the color of blood. While the Egyptian calls Mars a Her Desert, which means the red one.
This means that the nickname Red Planet from humans for the planet simply occurs because of the visual image that arises from the planet because of the red color that radiates. Then what causes Mars to be red?
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Reporting from the zmescience site, the reason Mars is red is because of oxidized iron that causes red.
For additional information, oxidation in iron is an iron scattering process that triggers the appearance of spots with a certain color. Usually the color that appears is black or reddish.
Until now, there is no definite reason how the iron oxide process can occur on the surface of Mars. However, as is known, the planet formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago when debris, gas, and dust began to coalesce. From the collection of materials there is a lot of iron that contributes to planet formation.
Earth and Mars basically share iron. But heavy elements sink into the earth's core during the process of planet formation. However, in the case of Mars, iron entering Mars is influenced by weak gravity. In addition, the size of Mars is smaller than Earth, making the planet have more heavy metals on its surface than Earth.
The presence of heavy metals on the surface of Mars makes it red during the oxidation process.
Until now scientists have not been able to determine the cause of oxidation in the metal contained in the planet Mars. However, one of the allegations is that metal oxidation on Mars occurs because the planet has running water.
It should also be noted that the planet Mars looks burning red but much cooler than Earth. One of the reasons underlying this condition is that Mars' position is quite far from the Sun.
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