Introduction

Mars has been in the news a lot recently, with three separate missions being sent to explore the planet surface. Ancient civilizations like the maya of central america observed the planet's color and recorded its movements. The ancient romans were also interested in mars - they even considered the planet to be a god. But where does mars's characteristic color come from? Someone who can answer that is doctor michael myer. Listen to doctor myer in conversation with d b cweld service programme the forum to hear the explanation he gives for mars's unusual color.