Mars in fiction
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Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has appeared as a setting in works of fiction since at least the mid-1600s. Trends in the planet's portrayal have largely been influenced by advances in planetary
H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, depicting Martians invading Earth, is one of the most influential works of science fiction.
A Plunge into Space, an 1890 piece of utopian fiction set on Mars
Orson Welles interviewed by reporters after his 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds caused a panic
Klaatu, the Martian who visits Earth in the 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", for its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous atmosphere that is primarily carbon dioxi
Mars in fiction
…Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has appeared as a setting in works of fiction since at least the mid-1600s. Trends in the planet's portrayal have…
Valles Marineris, taken by the Viking 1 probe
Artist concept showing sand-laden jets erupting from Martian geysers (published by NASA; artist: Ron Miller)
A 30 meter wide and 800 meter high dust devil. Dust devils of 20 kilometer height have been observed.
Dust devils cause twisting dark trails on the Martian surface