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Tough place
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At this time, Mars' surface cannot support life as we know it. Current missions are determining Mars' past and future potential for life.
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Rusty planet
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Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
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Many missions
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Several missions have visited this planet, from flybys and orbiters to rovers on the surface.The first true Mars mission success was the Mariner 4 flyby in 1965.