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Which planet is also known as red planet?


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Mars is known as the red planet. Mars appears slightly reddish and is also called the red planet. The iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red. Hence Mars is known as the red planet.


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