1. A small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic colour
   "Mars has two satellites";
   - Red Planet
    
2. (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

1. A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
   "The scratch left an unsightly mar on the car's paint";
   - blemish, defect

1. Make imperfect
   "nothing marred her beauty";
   - impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate, pollute
    
2. Destroy or injure severely
   "marred bodies";
   - mutilate

Sounds like: mars, m

Type of: appearance, damage, maim, Roman deity, superior planet, terrestrial planet, visual aspect

Part of: solar system

Encyclopedia: Mars, New South Wales