One more fact, it's named after the Roman god of war.
Yeah. Pretty cool in my opinion. Anyway, Mars also got it's name from the Roman god of War.
Red is my favorite color. It is the color of a lot of my favorite things, like strawberries. Awesome! Did you also know that Mars is red because of iron oxide? Wow. I always wondered why. It's also the fourth planet away from the Sun. It is colder than Earth I imagine. Do you know more about Mars? I do! The rotational period and the cycles of the seasons are similar to Earth. I never knew that Mars had seasons. I bet it gets even colder there in winter though.
In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the ''Red Planet'' because the reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.