For a long time, scientists believed that Mars was indeed a "Red Planet". When it's far away from us, Mars appears as a tiny, twinkling red dot in the night sky, like a glowing ember in a sea of stars. But as it gets closer to Earth, it becomes more visible. So its reddish hue becomes more apparent. But is it really red, and what other secrets is it hiding? Credit: Mars atmosphere: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=753960 Mars Spirit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=671221 Snakeskin terrain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54860184 NASA Mars Rover: By NASA/JPL/Cornell University, Maas Digital LLC, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=565283 Sand Ridges: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27064/curiositys-view-of-sand-ridges-and-bolivar/ Rafael Navarro Mountain: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/26140/curiosity-looks-uphill-past-rafael-navarro-mountain/ Gediz Vallis: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27295/curiosity-views-gediz-vallis/ Flower: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/26587/curiosity-finds-a-martian-flower/ Rhythmic Rock Layers: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27297/curiosity-views-rhythmic-rock-layers/ Greenheugh Pediment: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25098/curiositys-view-from-the-top-of-the-greenheugh-pediment/ First Sample: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27217/watson-documents-first-sample-on-the-martian-surface/ Airfield Mu: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS, https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27423/ingenuity-at-airfield-mu/ Jezero's Delta: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/26985/two-perseverance-sampling-locations-in-jezeros-delta/ Perseverance Arrives: By NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/videos/?v=456 Phœnix lander: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9669056 By NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI: Brilliant ‘Heart: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-s-brilliant-heart Pluto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41515787 Surface Diversity: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47607399 Hillary-Mountains: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43353904 Cthulhu Regio: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51070545 Pluto Color: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71444195 Jupiter Blues: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstadt/Sean Doran, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64488850 Jupiter: By Kevin Gill – https://flic.kr/p/G3PLEd, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67935032 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: Milky Way: By Mike Hochachka, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79853125 Le Docteur Omega: By Thomas Girard – prince Gigi, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106179934 The Sands of Mars: By Arthur C. Clarke, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69980449 Dunes of Titan: By Kevin Gill – https://flic.kr/p/CRXYPy, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47106868 Astronomy: By Welcome Images – https://wellcomecollection.org/works/zds4kj6d, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36572444 #brightside Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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