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'''Iron''' (''periodic table symbol:'' Fe<sup>26</sup>) is the chemical element that gives [[Mars]] it's characteristic red color.
'''Iron''' (''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.


== See also ==
== See also ==
[[Blacksmith]]
[[Blacksmith]]
[[Meteoric iron]]


[[Steel]]
[[Steel]]

Revision as of 22:38, 18 February 2010

Fe 26
 
Iron

Abundance: ?% (surface)

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.

See also

Blacksmith

Steel

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