lnklnx@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWe mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So reallymessage-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down111
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareWe mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So reallylnklnx@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarethethrilloftime69@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoMars is red because there was enough oxygen to oxidize the iron.
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoYeah but its at trace levels now
Mars is red because there was enough oxygen to oxidize the iron.
Yeah but its at trace levels now