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|Subsector=[[Sub-Sector Solar|Subsector Sol]]
|System=[[Sol System]]
|Population=20,000,000,000{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|3d}}|Affiliation=[[Imperium]]{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3d}}|Class=[[Forge World]]{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|3d}}
|Production Grade=I-Maximus{{Fn|8a}}
|Tithe Grade=[[Aptus Non]]{{Fn|8a}}
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 Marker End}}
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 vaporised. What the Necrons hoped to gain by this remains a mystery.{{Fn|3a}} The threat was neutralised and landing site quarantined.{{Fn|3d}}
==Geography==
**'''Vastitas Borealis'''
==Planetary Data==*'''Designation:''' AM01.01 {{Fn|3d}}*'''Orbital Distance:''' 1.38-1.67 AU {{Fn|3d}}*'''Gravity:''' 0.02G {{Fn|3d}}*'''Temperature:''' 84°C {{Fn|3d}}*[[Aestimare]]: A1 {{Fn|3d}} ===Satellites=======Moons====
*[[Deimos]] (Former)
*[[Phobos (Moon)|Phobos]]
====The Ring of Iron====
The massive shipyards orbiting the Martian equator are known collectively as the [[Ring of Iron]]. Spacecraft and other large constructs are constructed within the Ring’s extensive orbital factories, and many of the ships of the [[Battlefleet Solar]] are based in its huge floating docks. As of [[M41]], the Ring of Iron is the largest known man-made structure in the [[galaxy]].{{Fn|9a}}
**{{Endn|3b}}: {{Cite Marker End}}
**{{Endn|3c}}: {{Cite Marker End}}
**{{Endn|3d}}: pg. 65
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]], {{Cite Marker End}}
**{{Endn|4a}}: ''The Tharsis Quadrangle of Mars'' (map before Chapter 0.01)
