Mars
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- proper noun
- /mɑrz/
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Marte
- Or at least was there life on Mars at some point in the past?
- a Mars mission
- life on Mars
- send people to Mars
Now, the question of landing on Mars is a difficult one.
- Now, the question of landing on Mars is a difficult one.
- You're on the first colony of Mars or the moon.
- Or at least was there life on Mars at some point in the past?
- And I think that's because Mars didn't have enough water.
- And so even if there was life on Mars, it couldn't continue.
- Is that propelling, no pun intended, your Mars mission ideas?
- But the second reason for the new enthusiasm for Mars is pure escapism.
- How will culture be different on Mars in the early days and beyond?
- But, well, the city on Mars seems pretty.
- But someday our trips to Mars could be a whole lot faster.
- In fact, I would like to die on Mars now.
- This is Devil Girl from Mars, why I write science fiction.
Examples
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Now, the question of landing on Mars is a difficult one.
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But our search for life on Mars is a search for past life.
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How will culture be different on Mars in the early days and beyond?
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Have you ever thought about going to Mars?
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All children who enter the contest will receive an image of Mars taken during an earlier exploration.
Academic text (1992) -
Regional dust storms sometimes combine to sweep over Mars, leaving the planet hidden from view.
Academic text (1992) -
NASA has an ambitious program of missions to Mars stretching well into the next decade.
Academic text (1999) -
The ship crossed the orbit of Mars well ahead of the looming red planet.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mars is often called the 'Mars' Planet because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth.
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Scientists are excited about the possibility of discovering water on Mars.
Synonyms
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A planet with a red surface that is fourth from the sun
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mars the planet was named for the Roman war god because its surface looks red like 'blood', so people long linked it with 'war'. So the name Mars helps you remember the 'red' planet and why people often imagine martians when they think about life there.