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Is Mars really red?

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You hear us refer to it as the “Red Planet” all the time, and any amateur stargazer will tell you that it definitely appears red in the night sky — but is Mars actually red? As this one-minute video from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains, the answer is yes. Kind of. Sometimes.

[Spotted on SkeptTV]

Via JPLNews

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