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Red Planet

British  

noun

  1. an informal name for Mars 2

"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 imager performed brilliantly, delivering some rarely seen views of the Red Planet," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University in Tempe.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

A determination to get to the Red Planet “provides the impetus to really create next-level technologies, which is why we’re contemplating nuclear propulsion, because you need that to close those distances.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Musk has spoken of getting humans to the Red Planet before the end of this decade.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

The significance of this research extends beyond the Red Planet.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

Called the Red Planet by early astronomers, Mars is actually sandy orange in color.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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