If you look at the night sky, you can sometimes see a small red point. ✨🎤That is Mars, our neighbor planet. ✨🎤People have wondered about its strange color for thousands of years. ✨🎤

The answer is simple: Mars is rusty. ✨🎤Its soil is full of iron, and long ago that iron mixed with oxygen. ✨🎤The same thing happens when a bicycle is left in the rain. ✨🎤Strong winds blow this red dust everywhere, so even the sky on Mars looks pink. ✨🎤

Scientists send robots to study the red soil. ✨🎤They have found signs that rivers and lakes existed on Mars long ago. ✨🎤Maybe one day, the first human will stand on that red ground — someone who is a student today. ✨🎤