Mars

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"The wind wiped away our footprints. When the storm had passed, we found something shining beneath the sand..."

— Grimoire description

Mars
Astrographical
Star, position:	Sol, IV
Satellites(s):	Phobos Deimos
Physical
Diameter:	6,792 kilometers
Gravity:	0.376 g
Length of day:	24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds
Orbital period:	687 days
Atmosphere:	Earth-like

Mars is the fourth planet in the Solar System, and the third largest terrestrial planet. Since the Collapse, much of Mars has returned to the desolation that came before the Traveler. Like the rest of the planets in the system, the red planet is littered with ruins from the Golden Age.

Overview

A harsh and deadly environment, Mars is now a desert world frequently plagued by dust storms. The Cabal forces have a presence on the planet in the form of their Exclusion Zone, as do the Vex, who are at odds with the Cabal. An indelible sign of the Cabal presence on Mars is the moon of Phobos, which has had its orbit dramatically altered by Cabal planetary engineering; it now fills a significant part of the sky. Even more disturbing is the discovery of large "planet-cracking" munitions among the Cabal's already devastating arms. There is some degree of conflict as humanity tries to reclaim its former glory.

History

With the coming of the Traveler, rain washed over Mars, and it was here that humans first encountered the spherical entity. Once, populating Mars had been nothing more than a dream for humanity, but after its terraforming, a thriving metropolis named Freehold came to dominate the skyline - a bastion of human life in the red dunes. With the coming of the Darkness, nearly all of the city was "swept away" and the sand claimed what remained. Today, Freehold lies buried beneath a mountain of sand, and its once-soaring skyscrapers are only visible.

Mars was once ruled by the Awoken.

Locations

• Eos Chasma
  • Firebase Delphi (Crucible map)
• Meridian Bay (Destination)
  • Bastion (Crucible map)
  • Campus Martius (Sparrow Racing League map)
  • The Timekeeper (Crucible map)
  • Freehold
    • Blind Watch (Crucible map)
    • The Hollows (Public location)
      • Dust Palace
        • Overwatch
        • The Cortex
    • The Buried City (Public location)
      • Freehold Station
      • Tharsis Junction
    • The Drift (Public location)
  • Rubicon Wastes (Public location)
    • Iron Line
      • The Legion's Keep
      • Trenchworks
  • Scablands (Public location)
    • Firebase Rubicon
    • Giants' Pass
  • Skyline (Crucible map)
  • The Barrens (Public location)
  • Valley of the Kings (Public location)
    • Cerberus Vae III
    • Black Garden
      • Pantheon (Crucible map)
• The Lost Oasis
  • Crossroads (Crucible map)
• Upper Stratosphere
• Retribution (Crucible map)

Gallery

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  Mars surface as it appears on Bungie.net

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  Phobos in near orbit to Mars

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  Ruins of Freehold

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  Cabal Fortification.

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  The Exclusion Zone guarded by Cabal.

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  A Cabal Colossus on Mars.

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  Three Guardians on Mars.

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  Firefight on Mars.

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  Blind Watch

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  A postcard of Freehold during the Golden Age.

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  Map of Mars

List of appearances

• The Law Of The Jungle (First appearance)
• Destiny
  • The Taken King
  • Rise of Iron