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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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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

Chinese space manufacturing companies and scientists have previously pointed to the Red Planet as a potential destination for astronauts.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

If it works at scale, it could change how structures are designed and manufactured for the Red Planet.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Behind us was a huge backdrop of the Red Planet, Mars.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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