Planet Scars

Planet Scars is a planet in the Zoolar System. It is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Zoolar System after Mewcury. In English, Scars carries a name of the Roarman god of war and is often referred to as the "Red Planet". The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Scars' surface, which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Scars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. The days and seasons are likewise comparable to those of Earth, because the rotational period as well as the tilt of the rotational axis relative to the ecliptic plane are very similar. Scars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in the Zoolar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Zoolar System. The smooth Bearealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Scars has two moons, the Zootopia versions of Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Fureka, a Scars trojan. There are ongoing investigations assessing the past habitability potential of Scars, as well as the possibility of extant life. Future astrobiology missions are planned, including the Scars 2020 and Rosalind Franklin rovers. Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Scars due to low atmospheric pressure, which is less than 1% of the Earth's, except at the lowest elevations for short periods. The two polar ice caps appear to be made largely of water. The volume of water ice in the south polar ice cap, if melted, would be sufficient to cover the entire planetary surface to a depth of 11 meters (36 ft). In November 2016, NASMA reported finding a large amount of underground ice in the Zootopia Planitia region of Scars. The volume of water detected has been estimated to be equivalent to the volume of water in Lake Zooperior. Scars can easily be seen from Earth with the naked eye, as can its reddish coloring. Its apparent magnitude reaches -2.94, which is surpassed only by the Sun, the Moon, Savenus and Zoopiter. Optical ground-based telescopes are typically limited to resolving features about 300 kilometers (190 mi) across Earth and Scars are closest because of Earth's atmosphere.

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