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===Notable Locations===
*[[Aries Primus]] - — during the [[Horus Heresy]] it was the second major city of the planet and the largest single source of war munitions in the Imperium. It was surrounded by defence line of the ''Ring of Death'' with mighty plasma defence systems. It is unknown whether it still exists in [[M41]].{{Fn|11}}
*The [[High Altar of Technology]]
*The [[Librarium Omnissiah]]
Mars would again became a battlefield during the [[North-South Mars Conflict]] of [[M34]].
===In the 41st Millennium===
[[Image:MarsSkit.jpg|thumb|right|Mars [[Skitarii]] ]]
[[Image:MarsSurface.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The surface of Mars]]
In the [[Age of the Imperium]], Mars is home to untold billions of [[servitor]]s and the Cult Mechanicus [[tech-priest]]s, the devoted servants of its techno-arcane [[Machine God]]. The planet is covered in sprawling hives reaching miles into the Martian sky and their foundations delving deep into the planet's core. Orbital factories circle the equatorial belt, their ceaseless industry forming a glowing halo around the planet.{{Cite This}}
In [[M41]], Mars itself would come under attack by a bizarre suicidal [[Necron]] raid. Somehow, five [[Necron]] [[Shroud Class Light Cruiser]]s managed to penetrate the formidable planetary defenses of the world. After pursuing the invaders to a mining complex in the northern regions of the planet known as the Noctis Labyrinthus, defense ships were finally able to catch and destroy the Necron vessels, though only to great cost to themselves. Moreover, one ship managed to actually land on the soil of Mars before being vaporized. What the Necrons hoped to gain by this remains a mystery.{{Fn|3a}}
==Moons==
==Mars Patterns==
==See AlsoRelated Articles==
*[[Planets (List)]]
*[[Schism of Mars]]
**{{Endn|8a}}: pg. 81
**{{Endn|8b}}: pg. 160
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition)]] - — ''Temples of the Omnissiah''
*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Hunt for Vulkan (Novel)]] chapters 1-5
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf 119 (UK)]], pg. 60