variants
often Martian
: of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants
martian
noun
often Martian
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In addition to refining scientific models for the Martian environment, NASA plans to use the data to reduce risks to future robotic and crewed missions landing on Mars' surface.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 June 2026
The Aeolus mission, which will take a global survey of Martian winds, temperatures, dust and clouds, would launch on Relativity’s in-development Terran R rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 16, aiming for liftoff in 2028.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
On that summer day five years ago, the Wyoming countryside seemed cast in a red, Martian glow.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Vonnegut’s novel is a gem from a simpler era of possible space exploration, complete with the dumbest Martian invasion in literature, kitelike beings that subsist on Mercury’s vibrations, and, of course, Vonnegut’s perennial alien characters, the Tralfamadorians.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 June 2026
The Aeolus mission, which will take a global survey of Martian winds, temperatures, dust and clouds, would launch on Relativity’s in-development Terran R rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 16, aiming for liftoff in 2028.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
On that summer day five years ago, the Wyoming countryside seemed cast in a red, Martian glow.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Vonnegut’s novel is a gem from a simpler era of possible space exploration, complete with the dumbest Martian invasion in literature, kitelike beings that subsist on Mercury’s vibrations, and, of course, Vonnegut’s perennial alien characters, the Tralfamadorians.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
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“Martian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martian. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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