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[[File:Mars resources Iron.jpg|thumb|600x600px|Mars Iron from MOLA data]]
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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''' (''periodic table symbol:'' Fe<sup>26</sup>) is the chemical element that gives [[Mars]] it's characteristic red color.
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==See also==
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[[Blacksmith]]
  
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[[Steel]]
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[[category:recyclable material]]
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 4 December 2020

Fe 26
 
Iron

Abundance: 5% (surface)

Mars Iron from MOLA data

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.

See also

Blacksmith

Steel

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