control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government. the condition of being self-governed.
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often referred to as the Red Planet because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
Mars has two natural satellites, which are its two moons named Phobos and Deimos. The two moons of Mars orbit its atmosphere, just as Earth's moon orbits this planet. The discovery of the two Mars satellites dates back to the late 1800s, owing thanks to astronomer Asaph Hall, who observed the two moons through a telescope at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.