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Red Planet

DEFINITIONS OF: Red Planet

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n a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

Synonyms:
Mars
Example of:
superior planet
any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit
terrestrial planet
a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
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