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 is 15.1% as volumous as Earth, meaning it takes up 15.1% of the space that Earth would fill. The moon on the other hand is 2% of the volume of the Earth making the volume â¦ of Mars about 7.5 times that of our moon. Mars is also about 9 times as massive as our moon.