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Mars: Quick facts

Mars is half the size of the earth

Mars is 1/3 the mass of earth

Mars has 1% the atmospheric pressure as on Earth

Mars' atmosphere is 95% CO2 (Carbon dioxide)

Mars has liquid water under its surface

Mars' soil is part rusted iron, making it red

Mars has no 'Dynamo' (which is a fundamental element in developing a proper magnetosphere)

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