One major illusion, we humans made
to think is true that is really not, is the color of Mars. People always
believe how the "Red Planet" is really red. However, scientist had
proven that the color is caused by the iron oxide dust, rust, which majority of
the planet is covered in. The iron oxide is the same thing that gives blood and
rust their color.
"Oxide appears red because it absorbs the blue and green wavelengths of the light spectrum while reflecting the red wavelengths" (Space).
"Iron oxide dust has been found to be most abundant; the layer of iron oxide dust there only goes to a depth of about 2 meters. That’s pretty shallow compared to the radius of the entire planet" (Universe).
This shows that only the surface
area of the planet is red and that the planet is clearly not fully red. The red
dust that covers Mars may be formed by ongoing grinding of surface rocks. Many
people believe and still believe that the planet is fully red, because of its
appearance to the naked eye, even on top of the planet itself.
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