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'''Iron''' (''[[Elements on Mars|periodic table]] symbol:'' Fe<sup>26</sup>) in the form of iron oxide gives [[Mars]] its characteristic red color. Iron can be extracted from iron oxide by [[smelting]] or may be found as [[meteoric iron]]. Iron is a basic constituent of a very wide variety of structures and machines. Iron oxide is a [[Elements on Mars|chemical compound]] of the form Fe2O3 (hematite) or Fe3O4 (magnetite). Fe2O3 is rusty red in color. Magnetite is usually black. | '''Iron''' (''[[Elements on Mars|periodic table]] symbol:'' Fe<sup>26</sup>) in the form of iron oxide gives [[Mars]] its characteristic red color. Iron can be extracted from iron oxide by [[smelting]] or may be found as [[meteoric iron]]. Iron is a basic constituent of a very wide variety of structures and machines. Iron oxide is a [[Elements on Mars|chemical compound]] of the form Fe2O3 (hematite) or Fe3O4 (magnetite). Fe2O3 is rusty red in color. Magnetite is usually black. | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 4 December 2020
Iron (periodic table symbol: Fe26) in the form of iron oxide gives Mars its characteristic red color. Iron can be extracted from iron oxide by smelting or may be found as meteoric iron. Iron is a basic constituent of a very wide variety of structures and machines. Iron oxide is a chemical compound of the form Fe2O3 (hematite) or Fe3O4 (magnetite). Fe2O3 is rusty red in color. Magnetite is usually black.
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