Syrtis Major

[ sur-tis ]

noun

1. an area in the northern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.

Syrtis Major

/ ˈsɜːtɪs /

noun

1. a conspicuous dark region visible in the N hemisphere of Mars

Example Sentences

There, gleaming in the electric lights, we saw Syrtis Major, its waters washing high against the walls of the vast power house.

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Five thousand miles it had traveled, and yet its power was as great as when it started from the Syrtis Major.

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Five thousand miles it had travelled, and yet its power was as great as when it started from the Syrtis Major.

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All the modern conveniences—in the middle of the forbidden wilds of Syrtis Major.

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"Some settler dropped the piece of brass out on a trail in Syrtis Major," Nance explained.

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