variants
often Martian
: of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants
martian
noun
often Martian
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Groundwater once flowed through fractures in bedrock beneath the Martian surface, depositing minerals that strengthened certain areas of rock.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The intention was to determine how well tardigrades did in the regolith, with an eye on one day converting Martian regolith — which is dead, inorganic dirt — into organic soil in which plants can grow.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
For more than a decade, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been climbing a Martian mountain, reading the planet’s ancient history layer by layer.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Testing the toughest Researchers at Penn State University determined the effects of Martian regolith—the loose mineral layer covering the planet’s bedrock—on complex multicellular organisms.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The intention was to determine how well tardigrades did in the regolith, with an eye on one day converting Martian regolith — which is dead, inorganic dirt — into organic soil in which plants can grow.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
For more than a decade, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been climbing a Martian mountain, reading the planet’s ancient history layer by layer.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Testing the toughest Researchers at Penn State University determined the effects of Martian regolith—the loose mineral layer covering the planet’s bedrock—on complex multicellular organisms.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Martian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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