Mars appears red because of presence of the following compounds on its surface?
Q. Mars appears red because of presence of the following compounds on its surface?
Answer: Iron Oxide
Notes: Mars is known as the red planet because it looks red from Earth. The reddish color comes from the high concentration of iron oxide compounds—that is, rust—in the rocks of the Martian surface.

 

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