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Martian

[mahr-shuhn] / ˈmɑr ʃən /




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One theory for the origin of the Martian moons -- the "giant impact" hypothesis -- is that they formed after a celestial body collided with Mars.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

NASA's Curiosity rover has encountered an extraordinary landscape while climbing through a Martian valley nicknamed "Valle Grande."

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

"Imagine you're a Martian, you're just about to invade Earth, you're hiding in the moon... and suddenly you meet the martial music of the bagpipe."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Sunlight scattering through the Martian atmosphere helped create the striking view.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

A local radio station invited them to be interviewed on October 28, two days before the Martian broadcast’s second anniversary.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

“The first new Martians in at least a billion years,” he observes, “are not biological; they are robotic.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".

From BBC Dec. 27, 2023

Belief in Martians sprang in large part from a wealthy amateur astronomer, Percival Lowell, who built the observatory that still bears his name.

From Scientific American Aug. 25, 2023

Why it was thought sane to invest a reported $100 million in such an odd and particular sensibility is a question even Martians might ponder.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2023

If Europeans and Americans could perform such feats, why not Martians?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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