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{{sidebar planet| Name= Mars| ImageOrbital= Mars.jpg| ImageSurface= MarsOutpost.jpg| Class= | Satellites= | Native Species= [[Martian insect]]s (extinct)| Location= [[Sol System]]<br />[[Alpha Quadrant]]| Affiliation= [[United Federation of Planets]]}}[[Image:Sol_system,_The_Cage.jpg|thumb|The inner planets of the Sol system, including Mars]]'''Mars''' (or '''Sol IV''') is the [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Sol system]], located in [[Sector 001]] of the [[Alpha Quadrant]].

== Astronomical data ===== Location ===*It is located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]** , in the [[Sol sector]] (, also known as Sector 001)*** , in the [[Sol Systemsystem]].

=== History ===[[Image:Beetles on viewscreen.jpg|thumb|Fossil remains of [[Martian insect]]s]]Due to its similarity with [[Earth]], [[scientist]]s believed it might hold life as well. * In the early years of [[space]] exploration, various theories and projects were made to justify this. Eventuallythe belief that the planet might hold life, scientists from [[Earth]] discovered microscopic evidence of ancient life on Mars in [[1996]]. Larger fossils were discovered later onor did previously.

In * Eventually, scientists from [[1947Earth]], several members discovered microscopic evidence of the ancient life on Mars in [[United States of America|United States]] military thought [[Quark]], [[Rom]] and [[Nog1996]] . Larger fossils were from Mars. [[Jeff Carlson]] and [[Faith Garland]] wondered if they might be able to have their [[honeymoon]] therediscovered later on.

* In [[1997]] , the [[NASA]] rover ''[['''Sojourner]]''''' became the first craft to explore Mars; the location later became a [['''Mars Heritage Site]]'''.

=== Politics ===The first [[KyriansHuman]] colony on Mars was established in [[30742103]] believed that Mars . The "Fundamental Declarations of the Martian Colonies" was an important step in the pursuit of individual rights.  Among the home first colonists were relatives of [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. The [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]] were established in geo-synchronous orbit above, where many famous starships,  including the {{[[USS|Voyager}}Enterprise, NCC-1701-D]] and not Earth as was the truth. A backup version of [[The DoctorUSS Defiant, NX-74205]] corrected this errorwere built.   '''Mars''' was also an important part in the defense of the Sol system and the location of the "Mars Defense Perimeter. "

Mars was the first planet to be [[terraforming|terraformed]] by Humans[[Human]]s. Colonists originally dwelt lived within domed cities , while the [[verteron array]] was used to redirect [[comet]]s comets and [[asteroid]]s asteroids towards the Red Planet to impact in the polar caps. This freed [[carbon dioxide]] and released it into the [[atmosphere]], increasing the planet's temperature and [[water]] volume. By [[2155]], conditions in the lowlands of the Martian surface were sufficiently altered to allow Humans to roam freely without heavy [[environmental suit]]s.

== Literature ==Mars was often featured in science fiction stories of This freed carbon dioxide, and released it into the [[20th century]]. In [[1953]]atmosphere, [[Benny Russell]] met a [[Unnamed Humans (20th century)#News Vendor|vendor]] in [[Harlem]] who found "men from Mars" to be unrealisticincreasing the planet's temperature and water volume. After [[Douglas Pabst]] told Russell an [[Africa]]n-[[American]] in charge of a [[space station]] was "not believable", [[Herbert Rossoff]] angrily retorted "and men from Mars are?"

=== Other uses ===A product known as "By [[Mars Toothpaste2155]]", based on the name of conditions in the Roman God, was manufactured on the [[892-IV|fourth planet]] lowlands of the Martian surface were sufficiently altered to allow Humans to roam freely without heavy [[892 system]] in [[2268environmental suit]]s.

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