terrestrial
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If its efforts to collect continuous energy and beam it back to receivers on Earth are successful, it could provide a clean energy solution that avoids some of the limitations of terrestrial solar panels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Sites that capture soft tissues from terrestrial organisms are even more unusual.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Globalstar also has terrestrial spectrum that could boost connectivity for warehouse automation or drones, Nowak said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The deal “highlights the value of spectrum as a scarce resource, be it terrestrial or satellite,” said Mike Crawford, an analyst at B. Riley Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
If terrestrial microbes can survive the Martian environment, how much better Martian microbes, if they exist, must do on Mars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing terrestrial
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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