In the pilot episode, why is the surface of Mars not red?

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Mr_Zurkon — 19 years ago(April 16, 2006 03:12 PM)

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ACtheLegend — 19 years ago(April 21, 2006 06:49 AM)

Back then they didn't know that Mars was red.
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DrPrunesquallor — 19 years ago(June 15, 2006 03:12 AM)

Yes they did. Considering Mars is visibly red to the naked eye, it's hard to miss.
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Mr-Fusion — 12 years ago(October 04, 2013 10:51 AM)

Back then they didn't know that Mars was red.
It's funny - they actually did (on the show, no less). In "Shadow of Fear", Breck calls Mars "The Red Planet" before looking in a telescope that showed a very non-red planet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYYd1292xo&t=12m50s
It just seemed like something they'd do for a children's show: make it red.
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In the pilot episode, why is the surface of Mars not red?