[
UK
/mˈɑːz/
]
[ US /ˈmɑɹz/ ]
[ US /ˈmɑɹz/ ]
NOUN
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a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
Mars has two satellites - (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
How To Use Mars In A Sentence
- A few years ago it was suggested that auroral phenomena could exist on Mars too.
- Of course, it was snuffed out because Mars is tectonically dead, so the recycling of chemicals that you get on Earth which keeps things going and supplies the surface biosphere would have actually ceased on Mars a lot earlier.
- This is Marshgate Lane, a 100% non-residential slice of East London, one solitary road cutting across the flood plain of the River Lea.
- In 1672, when Mars was in the vicinity of the three Psi stars of Aquarius, the time was ripe for obtaining the first reliable parallax of Mars.
- But he likes the feeling of pride he gets when marshaling a bomber plane to the runway for a launch - no matter the weather.
- Marshals struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.
- He was one of the first 19th century sailors who tamed the seas through science, inventing systems for transporting cannon over marshy ground, ciphers for code and a system of hydrographical surveys.
- Sometimes he goes to watch birds in the suburban marshes, where more rare species can be found.
- The south slope is more gentle and ends in a marshy bay.
- We have one great thing in common with Mars - both planets orbit the same star.
