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What conclusion can be drawn about how Mars became known as the “Red
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What conclusion can be drawn about how Mars became known as the “Red Planet"?-example-1
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Answer:

Mars' surface cannot support life as we know it. ... Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil

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the last choice

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because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red

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