1
: the Roman god of war compare ares
2
: the planet fourth in order from the sun and conspicuous for its red color see Planets Table
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Frazer ran a red light and hit two cars, including a Subaru driven by 37-year-old Fleetwood Mars Mozee, prosecutors said.
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
If all goes according to plan, the rover will touch down in 2030 in Oxia Planum, a plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars that harbors evidence of past water activity.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
On Saturday -- as well as from April 11 to 12 -- the moon and Mars will come together and be joined by twin stars Castor and Pollux, according to EarthSky.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
There's essentially no way humans are going to be on Mars while Trump is in office.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
If all goes according to plan, the rover will touch down in 2030 in Oxia Planum, a plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars that harbors evidence of past water activity.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
On Saturday -- as well as from April 11 to 12 -- the moon and Mars will come together and be joined by twin stars Castor and Pollux, according to EarthSky.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
There's essentially no way humans are going to be on Mars while Trump is in office.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Mars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mars. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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