A planet untouched by the Gamilon threat, Mars is used by the Earth Defence Force as a training ground for cadets, most notably Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima. The surface gives off a reddish hue due to oxidized iron within the Maritan soil. The atmosphere is very thin and is unsuitable for a Humans and Iscandarians without terraforming or a creation of man-made shelter. In 2199, Sasha Iscandar crashes on the planet and is found dead by Kodai and Shiima. They recover the wave motion core she was carrying and bury her on the planet. The Yamato also uses it as a destination in the first test of its warp drive, and lands there to conduct repairs on its hull.
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