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There is certainly no shortage of Mars flags now. I remember a Mars
Society group once devised an informal vote on 50 or so proposed
flags. (Not related at all to the red-green-blue-flag.)
But who knows when this need will develop?
Richard Knipel, 14 Jun 2004
Mediaeval alchemists were right linking
the planet Mars and the metal iron: Mars derives its red color from
iron oxide, basically rust, which also colors blood red, giving it the
name of the war god.
Richard Knipel, 19 Jun 2004
The Mars symbol is basically a shield and
spear (Mars/Ares was the god of war).
Albert Kirsch, 19 Jul 2004
Almost all Mars’ Flags I have seen have the
symbol, indeed the most remarkable aspect of
the design of the Mars Society flag is that it does not
include it.
Richard Knipel, 19 Jun 2004
A Mars symbol on a flag these days would
be ambiguous, given that biologists use it for "male", though I suppose
sufficient exposure could change public perception of that. (These days
one might even associate it with gay rights or
something.)
Albert Kirsch, 19 Jul 2004
![[Mars flag]](../images/q/qp-4_ms.gif)
The Mars Society already makes plenty of good use out of its flag.
Richard Knipel, 14 Jun 2004
Red stands for the current desert, green for a 2nd step planet with
vegetation and blue for the fully terraformed blue planet Mars.
Jorge Candeias, 11 Apr 2001
The designer, Pascal Lee, perhaps wanted to avoid the ambiguity of the
♂ symbol, not wanting to alienate women, and perhaps also wanted a
more “serious”, conservative-looking design.
Richard Knipel, 19 Jun 2004
The Mars Society sponsored flag of Mars seems to be in dark shades of green and blue, and its ratio seems to be 3:5, judging from these photos (slow server!), taken in early 2004 at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA:
