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Planet Mars often depicted with various elements of the color red. Even the planet Mars is dubbed the red planet. But is the planet really red?
Summarizing the Science Times page, Mars is not entirely red. The layer that covers Mars itself has a reddish color that is buried up to a few millimeters thin.
The color is due to the properties of iron oxide which are scattered throughout the planet, which gives the entire planet a reddish to orange color. Both the surface and regions of the Martian atmosphere can be observed from space in warm, recognizable colors.
Evidence of Mars’ Composition Isn’t Red
One piece of evidence that can convince people is the trials left by the Mars rover. When the ground on the surface is scratched, the dust and stones will move away from the actual ground.
Through the displacement caused by this machine, one can see colors other than red. In addition, some areas of the planet’s surface were found to have a significantly thinner red layer compared to other fields.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the reddish color of Mars is shallow. Numerous studies have proven that the planet contains minerals and chemicals other than iron oxide that allow the tiny colors to appear.
Meanwhile, in various stories of ancient civilizations, the poet’s obsession with the unique color of Mars is evident. For example, the Sanskrit word Mangala which translates to Mars, is considered the definition of red.
In ancient Egypt also appeared the word ‘har decher’ directly translated to ‘the red one.’
Light Process and Atmospheric Sheet
As advances in the study of astronomy expanded, scientists could observing Mars through a much larger view than a standard telescope.
For example, the dim color of the earth is supported by the Rayleigh scattering effect and other factors that make the ball shine with the more dominant color it contains. Combining light processes and atmospheric sheets allows the planet to show a blue hue when observed in space.
Unlike Mars, which has an atmospheric area of only 0.7 percent of the total sheet of Earth. It could thwart Rayleigh scattering and make the light particles dim. Thus, the surface of Mars is dominated by the color red.
In a report by Big Think, experts presented a wavelength graph detailing the different spectral emanations that cause Mars to turn full red.
The Different Elements That Make Mars Red
In a separate study published in the journal Science, entitled “Global Mineralogical and Aqueous Mars History Derived from OMEGA/Mars Express Data,” the experts also showed that the redness of Mars is supported by continuous dust winds.
The OMEGA instrument examined the spots, and found that most of the pieces came from nanocrystalline red hematite, a lightweight composite that can be moved easily by Martian winds that typically move at about 100 kilometers per hour or less.
According to research published in the journal Icarus, the red color dominates Mars due to the short distance traveled by dust particles and the concentration of these spots on steeper slopes.
In addition to the reddish-colored iron oxide, this chemical is also known to have a separate form called magnetite, a black iron mineral.
So it can be concluded that martian red do not represent the entire planet, but rather cover a significant region where oxidation is abundant. Other colors of mineral reactions also make the planet different colors, but not enough to cover the surface like iron oxide.
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