Martian
Americanadjective
noun
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Martians
plural
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Martian
1350–1400; Middle English marcien < Latin Mārti ( us ) of, belonging to Mars ( see March) + -an
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Last year, technology which will be used in the search for evidence of Martian life was tested by a University of St Andrews team at Lower Diabaig, in Torridon.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nasa said the area's rocks formed in environments comparable to ancient Martian lakes and rivers, but could also hold evidence of microbial life from 1.2 billion years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
When NASA's Perseverance rover arrived at the inner rim of Mars' Jezero Crater in September 2023, researchers expected to encounter sedimentary rocks along what was once the shoreline of a Martian lake.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Lunar and Martian regolith are poor environments for agriculture because they lack several nutrients that plants need to thrive.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The picture built up, line by line, until with enormous relief we saw the footpad sitting high and dry above the Martian surface.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
“The first new Martians in at least a billion years,” he observes, “are not biological; they are robotic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The U.S. and much of the rest of the world had Martians on the brain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
Belief in Martians sprang in large part from a wealthy amateur astronomer, Percival Lowell, who built the observatory that still bears his name.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 25, 2023
The Martians stared back up at them for a long, long silent time from the rippling water....
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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