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Mars: The Red Planet

Dust, volcanoes, rover tracks, and the big question — could anything live there?

Mars — child-safe 3D illustration

Space / Mars

Mars — what curious minds want to know

The red planet — giant volcanoes, icy poles, and rover adventures.

4th

Planet from the Sun

687 days

Martian year

Olympus Mons

Tallest volcano

2

Moons

The basics

What is Mars like?

Mars is a cold desert world with a thin atmosphere, rusty-red dust, polar ice caps, and the tallest volcano in the solar system.

  • A day on Mars is about 24.6 hours
  • It’s roughly half Earth’s diameter
  • Rovers and orbiters explore it right now

Life?

Could anything live on Mars?

Scientists hunt for signs of ancient water and microbes. We haven’t found life yet — but Mars is one of the best places to look.

Mars FAQ

Iron-rich dust on the surface has rusted — like rusty metal.

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