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EPISODE · Nov 30, 2022 · 2 MIN

Star Report with Michele Woodland of Maria Mitchell Association

from The Nature of Nantucket · host Maria Mitchell Association

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is currently visible low in the Eastern sky after sunset. Mars appears red even to the naked eye due to the large amounts of iron in its rocks and dust. Mars is popular because of discoveries of evidence of past liquid water on the planet, and new evidence suggests there might even currently be liquid water deep under Mars' surface.

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is currently visible low in the Eastern sky after sunset. Mars appears red even to the naked eye due to the large amounts of iron in its rocks and dust. Mars is popular because of discoveries of evidence of past liquid water on the planet, and new evidence suggests there might even currently be liquid water deep under Mars' surface.

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