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== Basic Information ==
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. Often called the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance caused by iron oxide on its surface. Mars is a primary target for human colonization in the game with 25 habitation sites available.

{{Infobox/Body
  | title = Terrestrial Planet
  | icon = {{bodyIcon|Mars|256px}}
  | surface = Diverse Regolith
  | orbiting = {{bodyIcon|Sol}}&nbsp; Sol
  | orbital distance = {{bodyIcon|Distance}}&nbsp; 1.52 AU
  | orbital period = {{bodyIcon|Period}}&nbsp; 687 days
  | escape velocity = {{bodyIcon|Escape}}&nbsp; 5 kps
  | diameter = {{bodyIcon|Diameter}}&nbsp; 6,792.4 km
  | atmosphere = {{bodyIcon|Atmo thin}}&nbsp; Thin, primarily CO₂
  | gravity = {{bodyIcon|Gravity}}&nbsp; 0.38 g
  | hab level = {{bodyIcon|Tier 3}}
  | moon number = 2
  | moons =
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} {{bodyIcon|Phobos}}&nbsp; [[Phobos]] {{!}}{{!}} Wet Carbonaceous {{!}}{{!}} 0/1
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} {{bodyIcon|Deimos}}&nbsp; [[Deimos]] {{!}}{{!}} Common Carbonaceous {{!}}{{!}} 0/1
  | hab number = 25
  | hab sites =
* Arcadia Planitia
* Tantalus Fossae
* Tempe Terra
* Acidalia Planitia
* Utopia Planitia
* Olympus Mons
* Ares Valles
* Arabia Terra
* Isidis Planitia
* Elysium Planitia
* Tharsis Montes
* Noctis Labyrinthus
* Xanthe Terra
* Schiaparelli Crater
* Terra Sabaea
* Terra Sirenum
* Daedalia Planum
* Valles Marineris
* Scylla Scopulus
* Tyrrhena Terra
* Aonia Terra
* Argyre Planitia
* Noachis Terra
* Hellas Planitia
* Promethei Terra
  | orbit number = 7
  | available orbits =
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} Low Mars Orbit {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 500 {{!}}{{!}} 288.8 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/8
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} Inclined Low Mars Orbit 1 {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 3,000 {{!}}{{!}} 107.0 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/1
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} Inclined Low Mars Orbit 2 {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 5,000 {{!}}{{!}} 62.1 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/1
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} Synchronous Mars Orbit {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 17,039 {{!}}{{!}} 10.5 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/8
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} Medium Mars Orbit {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 35,200 {{!}}{{!}} 2.9 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/8
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} High Mars Orbit {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 98,300 {{!}}{{!}} 0.42 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/8
{{!}}-
{{!}} style="text-align:left;" {{!}} Extreme Mars Orbit {{!}}{{!}} - {{!}}{{!}} 491,400 {{!}}{{!}} 0.018 mg {{!}}{{!}} 0/8
}}
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=== Gallery ===
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|-|Hemisphere=
<div style="padding: 4px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;">[[File:Mars Screen Close.png|500px|alt=A screenshot of planet Mars from orbit|Hemisphere of Mars]]</div>
|-|Projection=
<div style="padding: 4px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;">[[File:TEX_Planet_Mars_D.png|500px|alt=Game file image showing a full projection of the surface of Mars|Mars projection from the game files]]</div>
|-|Hab surface=
<div style="padding: 4px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;">[[File:surface_mars.png|500px|alt=Game file image showing the surface of Mars used for the Habitat menu|Hab menu image of Mars]]</div>
|-|Photo=
<div style="padding: 4px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;">[[File:Mars_Photo01.jpg|500px|A NASA photo of Mars, centered on the Tharsis plateau|NASA photo of Mars]]</div>
</tabber>

== Additional Information ==
=== Exploration Tech ===
The [[Technology#Global_Research|Global Technology]] [[Mission to Mars]] is required research to enable sending probes to this planetary system.

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<span>Mission to Mars</span>
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<div style="text-align:center">Scientists study exploration and colonization of the red planet.</div>
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<div>"It takes so very little for one tribe of humanity to look upon a second tribe as The Other. Think of what will happen once hundreds of millions of kilometers lie between us."</div>
<div style="text-align:right">Chancellor Li Qingzhao, the Academy</div>
<div style="text-align:right">"Distributed Humanity"</div>

<br/>Though it is scarcely an appealing home, there is no better prospect within our solar system for eventual colonization than our crimson neighbor, Mars. It lacks a breathable atmosphere, the radiation risk from both galactic cosmic rays and solar energetic particles is extreme, the soil is flooded with toxins, and the low gravity will weaken both bones and muscles and cause cardiovascular problems. Then there is the cold, and the minimal supply of water... And with travel each way also taking months, at least until such time as we have made profound progress in spaceflight technology, only the bravest and hardiest pioneers would dare take this chance. Yet if humanity is ever to explore the stars, or settle on further-out planets, or to trace our alien visitors to their own homeworld, there is simply no choice other than Mars. In terms of temperature, sunlight, and simple proximity, no other planet in our system comes close. Our scientists are now confident that the settling of a limited number of highly-trained personnel will be possible, thanks to a combination of highly complex life-support systems and certain cyanobacteria capable of photosynthesis even on Mars' hostile surface. The latter, grown at sufficient scale, can generate both food and oxygen locally, and allow the propagation of more complex organisms. It is from these starting blocks that long-term life on Mars will begin.
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=== Mining Sites ===
{{HabSiteLister|Mars}}

=== Strategic Value ===
Mars represents the first major colonization effort beyond the Earth-Moon system. Its numerous habitation sites and relatively hospitable conditions make it a crucial stepping stone for further solar system development.

=== Real world statistics & trivia ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons Olympus Mons] is the largest volcano in the solar system and arguably the tallest mountain (contended by a recent unnamed discovery on {{bodyIcon|Mani}} [[Máni]] and Rheasilvia on {{bodyIcon|Vesta}} [[Vesta]]). At nearly 20 km high, it is about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest.
* Mars has distinctive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_polar_ice_caps polar ice caps] which are not depicted in Terra Invicta. Mars is cold enough to freeze CO₂, which can form layers up to 8m thick at the southern pole. In winter, this measurably depletes the planet's already thin atmosphere.

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