Mars quiz: How well do you know the Red Planet?

An image of Mars — A close up image of Mars in space (Image credit: NASA)

Get ready to explore the Red Planet — our dusty, windswept neighbor that's captured human imagination for centuries.

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and a top contender for future space missions and maybe even colonization.

In this quiz, you'll test your knowledge of Mars' terrain, history, and the science behind its allure.

Try it out below and see how well you score!

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the Content Manager at Space.com. Formerly, she was the Science Communicator at JILA, a physics research institute. Kenna is also a freelance science journalist. Her beats include quantum technology, AI, animal intelligence, corvids, and cephalopods.

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