At a Glance

An arctic blast will leave parts of the U.S. colder than Mars. Low temperatures of the Red Planet typically drop off the scale, far colder than North America, even in winter.

Despite its flaming red appearance, Mars is an icy cold planet. But an Arctic blast being delivered by Winter Storm Decima is leaving some parts of the United States chillier than the Red Planet – at least in terms of high temperatures.

, according to a tweet from an account dedicated to monitoring the planet’s weather.

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In the U.S., , with Sioux Falls, South Dakota, only reaching a high of 16, Casper, Wyoming, topping out at 16 degrees and Billings, Montana, reporting a high of 6 degrees.

While high temperatures on Mars may be just a little warmer than spots on our home planet over these next few days, there’s no contest when it comes to the lows. The same day that the Red Planet saw a high of 17, the low was a bone-chilling minus 103 degrees, according to the tweet.

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Tow trucks remove wrecked vehicles after a series of accidents on Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday morning, Dec. 17, 2016, following an overnight ice storm. (Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun via AP)