Utopia Planitia

[ pluh-nee-shuh ]

/ pləˈni ʃə /

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noun

Astronomy. a plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars that was the landing site of the Viking II space probe on September 3, 1976.

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How to use Utopia Planitia in a sentence

Zhurong will spend at least three months studying the geology at Utopia Planitia and searching for water ice beneath the surface.
China’s first Mars rover has landed and is sending its first pictures|Lisa Grossman|May 19, 2021|Science News
Utopia Planitia in particular is “a relatively safe place to land and a possible place to find water,” says Wang.
China has landed a rover on Mars for the first time—here’s what happens next|Neel V. Patel|May 17, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It eventually chose Utopia Planitia, the same region where NASA’s Viking 2 spacecraft landed in 1976.
China has landed a rover on Mars for the first time—here’s what happens next|Neel V. Patel|May 17, 2021|MIT Technology Review
And the capital city is a veritable utopia of acceptance and integration.
The Ultimate LGBT Travel Bucket List||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is building a tech utopia out of the rubble of downtown Las Vegas.
A Tech Millionaire Bets on the Urban Revival of Downtown Las Vegas|Sarah Kunst|January 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Founded as a utopia where possessions, childcare, and love were communal, traditional family structures were banned.
Surviving Life in a ‘70s Sex Commune|Nico Hines|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was so disappointed with communism that he decided that the Khomeini utopia was the right one!
The Politics of Literature: An interview with Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa|Michael Moynihan|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Utopia for Beginners Joshua Foer, The New Yorker An amateur linguist loses control of the language he invented.
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Their dominion was an Utopia; and had it been possible to shut out every European and every wild Indian, it might have lasted.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Within a few hours friendly relations had been established between the natives and the readers of Utopia.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
He was on a planet that seemed, at first glance, to be a utopia.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
More actually wrote to Warham and to another friend that the Utopia had been printed without his knowledge.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
Utopia I know is very rich in splendid scenery, but unfortunately it partakes much of the nature of the mirage.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East