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Tharsis

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[thahr-sis] / ˈθɑr sɪs /

noun

Douay Bible.
  1. Tarshish.


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The geography near Cerberus Fossae, namely the Tharsis volcanic region, predisposes the area to seismic activity.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2022

If you like brutal, exacting clockwork puzzles with appalling dilemmas, you’ll adore Tharsis, an ingenious turn-based space strategy game for PC and PlayStation 4 by the folks who gave us the quirky Bit.Trip series.

From Time • Dec. 19, 2016

Explain how this idea can be used to date the formation of the martian highlands, the martian basins, and the Tharsis volcanoes.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

While the Tharsis bulge and Valles Marineris are impressive, in general, we see fewer tectonic structures on Mars than on Venus.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Ergò prouincia Cathay descendens in sui oriente à regno Tharsis iungitur ab occidente regno Turquescen, in quo et sunt plurimae ciuitates, quarum formosior dicitur Octopar.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

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