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Mars
, the fourth
planet
from the
Sun
, is named after the
Roman god of war
because of its blood
red
color. Mars has two small, oddly-shaped moons,
Phobos
and
Deimos
, named after the sons of the
Greek
god
Ares
. At some point in the future Phobos will be broken up by
gravitational forces
.
Photo credit:
NASA
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