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The Color of Mars: Iron Oxide at the Core At first glance, Mars may look like a giant, glowing ember in the sky, but its surface is far from a uniform red. The real source of Mars’ reddish hue ...

Observing Mars with probes If you look closely at pictures of Mars taken by rovers on its surface, you can see that most of the planet isn’t purely red, but more of a rusty brown or tan color.

The true colors of the Martian surface were measured using the MMS onboard the Tianwen-1 orbiter, and a true-color reference for the Martian surface was established for true color restoration.

The color red and the planet Mars go together like Earth and its oceans or Saturn and its rings. However, our understanding of how the Red Planet got its signature hue might be wrong.

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when Mars was wet, not dry.

In reality, the reddish color of Mars comes from iron oxide in the rocks and dust covering its surface.

If you look closely at pictures of Mars taken by rovers on its surface, you can see that most of the planet isn’t purely red, but more of a rusty brown or tan color.