MARS

MARS IS THE FOURTH PLANET IN ORDER OF DISTANCE TO THE SUN
AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AFTER MERCURY. 
IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE WAR GOD OF ROMAN MYTOLOGY (ARES IN GREEK MYTOLOGY) AND IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE "RED PLANET" BECAUSE OF THE 
REDDISH APPEARANCE CONFERRED BY THE PREDOMINANT IRON
OXIDE ON UTS SURFACE MARS IS THE OUTERMOST INNER PLANET
OFN THE SUN. 
IT IS A TELLURIC PLANET WITH AN ATMOSPHERE OF CARBON DIOXIDE, AND TWO SMALL AND IRREGULARY SHAPED SATELLITES, PHOBOS AND DEIMOS. 
ITS SURFACE FEATURES RECALL BOTH THE CRATERS OF THE MOON AND THE VALLEYS, DESERTS AND POLAR ICE CAPS OF EARTH.