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Only a few planets, when science is weighed against myth, balance legend with reality as an acceptable paradox. Mars is one of them. Astronomers call Mars the red planet, because it contains a sea of gases and dust that make it seem red through a telescope.

Now the name and the planet form a chain of realities and myths that give both an importance seemingly beyond their significance. In ancient Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war and the father of Romulus, the founder of the Rome. The Romans symbolized Mars as an armed warrior, with attributes that included a spear and shield.

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