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Aeolis

American  
[ee-uh-lis] / ˈi ə lɪs /
Also Aeolia

noun

  1. an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in northwestern Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.


Aeolis British  
/ ˈiːəlɪs, iːˈəʊlɪə /

noun

  1. the ancient name for the coastal region of NW Asia Minor, including the island of Lesbos, settled by the Aeolian Greeks (about 1000 bc )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The central peak of Gale is Aeolis Mons, an 18,000 foot mountain.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2022

In the coming years, as the rover trundles up the side of Aeolis Mons, it will pass rocks that, seen from orbit, seem to host mysteriously intermittent dark streaks—perhaps marking seasonal water seeps.

From Science Magazine Aug. 3, 2017

Officially, the name is Aeolis Mons, but mission scientists call it Mount Sharp in homage to Robert P. Sharp, a prominent geologist and Mars expert at the California Institute of Technology who died in 2004.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2014

Then the rover will finally hit the road to Aeolis Mons, also known as Mount Sharp.

From Nature Mar. 20, 2013

Thus from the ancient Aeolis of northern Greece sprang the historical dialects of Thessaly and Lesbos with the neighbouring coast of Asia Minor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

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