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Line 1: − '''Mars''' is the third planet from the [[Sun]], after [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]]. It is called "The Red Planet" because it looks red from Earth. It can often be seen low in the night sky at evening.+ − − Mars was known to the antiquities; the Romans even named one of their gods — [[Ares|Mars, the god of war]] — after it. The Romans also knew about Jupiter and Saturn, but it was not until the 17th century that [[William Herschel]] discovered [[Uranus]], and [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]] took even longer. − − Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. Based on observation of its orbit and composition, scientists believe that Phobos is hollow. − − [[Category:Planets]]
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God of War.