Mars

Summary

Mars is an inner planet of the Solar System^[1]. Mars draws 8,227 Wikipedia views per month (inner_planet_of_the_solar_system category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mars's video is recorded as Mars.ogv^[3].
• Mars's image is recorded as Mars - August 30 2021 - Flickr - Kevin M. Gill.png^[4].
• Mars's instance of is recorded as inner planet of the Solar System^[5].
• Mars's instance of is recorded as superior planet^[6].
• Mars is named after Mars^[7].
• Ares is named after Mars^[8].
• fire is named after Mars^[9].
• Mars's flag is recorded as flags for Mars^[10].
• Mars's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316741886^[11].
• Mars's GND ID is recorded as 4037687-4^[12].
• Mars's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85081548^[13].
• Mars's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120752119^[14].
• Mars's IdRef ID is recorded as 029043387^[15].
• Mars's location is recorded as inner Solar System^[16].
• Mars's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00565094^[17].
• Mars's part of is recorded as inner Solar System^[18].
• Mars's has use is recorded as colonization of Mars^[19].
• Mars's has use is recorded as terraforming of Mars^[20].
• Mars's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Mars symbol (fixed width).svg^[21].
• Mars's Commons category is recorded as Mars (planet)^[22].
• Mars's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[23].
• Mars's child astronomical body is recorded as Phobos^[24].
• Mars's child astronomical body is recorded as Deimos^[25].
• Mars's child astronomical body is recorded as Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter^[26].
• Mars's child astronomical body is recorded as Mariner 9^[27].

Body

Geography

Mars's part of is recorded as inner Solar System^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include inner planet of the Solar System^[5] and superior planet^[6].

History and Context

-4540000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mars^[28]. Things named after include Mars^[7], a Roman deity^[29]; Ares^[8], a Greek deity^[30]; and fire^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mars include Mars effect^[31], a phenomenon^[32]; Ares Vallis^[33], an outflow channel^[34]; Huo Hsing Vallis^[35], a vallis^[36]; and Mars Glacier^[37], a glacier^[38].

Why It Matters

Mars draws 8,227 Wikipedia views per month (inner_planet_of_the_solar_system category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2] Mars has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Mars is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Mars include Mars effect^[31], a phenomenon^[32]; Ares Vallis^[33], an outflow channel^[34]; Huo Hsing Vallis^[35], a vallis^[36]; and Mars Glacier^[37], a glacier^[38].