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Why isn't it red?

• unwind 14y ago
  My guess would be that it's simply not a color image.
• macey 14y ago
  Pretty sure Mars looks red because of the atmosphere. The surface isn't actually red. Could be wrong.
  • artursapek 14y ago
    I think you are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YQBuuhh76A&feature=player_detailpage#t=127s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YQBuuhh76A&feature=play...
    • iuguy 14y ago
      I think you're underselling the video. That is a fascinating presentation on aerial mars exploration.
      • artursapek 14y ago
        It was linked to elsewhere in this thread. I'm just citing it to answer this one misconception.
  • kristopolous 14y ago
    to the rescue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_surface_color http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_surface_color