GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Mercury
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Uranus
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Venus
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Mars
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun – a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. Mars is also a dynamic planet with seasons, polar ice caps, canyons, extinct volcanoes, and evidence that it was even more active in the past.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mars is often called the ‘Red Planet’ because it appears in the sky as an orange-red star. The colour caused the ancient Greeks and Romans to name it after their god of war. Today, thanks to visiting spacecraft, we know that the planet’s appearance is due to rust in the Martian rocks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mars is known as the red planet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Namesake. Mars was named by the ancient Romans for their god of war because its reddish color was reminiscent of blood.