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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest planet in earth's solar system.

In the classic science fiction series The War of the Worlds, Victorian England is invaded by brainlike creatures from Mars
In Warhammer 40,000, Mars is the capital of the Adeptus Mechanicus and sleeping place of the C'tan known as the Void Dragon.
In Star Trek, Mars was colonised in the late 21st century and partially terraformed through the deflection of asteroids into the polar caps. By the 24th century, Mars housed the Utopia Planitia shipyards in geo-synchronous orbit over the plains of the same name; a memorial station dedicated to Carl Sagan; and served as a perimeter in the defence of the solar system.

Mars at NinePlanets.org.

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	'''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] and the seventh largest ~~if the known planets~~.		'''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] and the seventh largest planet in earth's solar system.

	*Orbital radius: 227,940,000 km (1.52 AU) from Sun		*Orbital radius: 227,940,000 km (1.52 AU) from Sun