variants
often Martian
: of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants
martian
noun
often Martian
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A little more than three years since NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter ended its pioneering mission at Mars, engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California are designing next-generation Martian rotorcraft to carry heavier payloads longer distances through the planet’s low-density atmosphere.
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ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
To manage this risk, the Ingenuity team strictly capped rotational speeds at 2,700 rpm and maintained a safety buffer to avoid the unpredictable physics of the sound barrier and potential turbulence from Martian dust devils.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
On the penny's surface, reddish Martian dust has collected over the 14 months that the mission had already been on Mars by that point.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 May 2026
At the end of 2024, after years in the trenches of Jezero, Perseverance summited the steep Martian crater to begin the next leg of its journey on the rim.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
To manage this risk, the Ingenuity team strictly capped rotational speeds at 2,700 rpm and maintained a safety buffer to avoid the unpredictable physics of the sound barrier and potential turbulence from Martian dust devils.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
On the penny's surface, reddish Martian dust has collected over the 14 months that the mission had already been on Mars by that point.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 May 2026
At the end of 2024, after years in the trenches of Jezero, Perseverance summited the steep Martian crater to begin the next leg of its journey on the rim.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Martian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martian. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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