GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’?
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mercury
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venus
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uranus
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mars
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
Detailed explanation-2: -They called Mars Har Decher-the Red One. Greeks called the planet Ares after their god of war, while the Romans called it Mars.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nicknames for the eight planets in the solar system are Swift Planet for Mercury, Morning Star and Evening Star for Venus, Blue Planet for Earth, Red Planet for Mars, Giant Planet for Jupiter, Ringed Planet for Saturn, Ice Giant for Uranus and Big Blue Planet for Neptune.
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