Why Is Mars Red

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why is Mars red?

• A)Chemical reactions between surface rock and atmospheric oxygen literally rusted the surface.
• B)Martian volcanoes released a much redder lava than volcanoes on Earth.
• C)The red color of Mars is a result of the scattering of light in the Martian sky.
• D)The red color is caused by water ice chemically bound in surface rock.

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