MARS

Military radio abbreviation

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, named for the Roman god of war—its reddish appearance suggesting blood and battle.

The planet figures prominently in space exploration and science fiction: NASA's Mars rover, a manned mission to Mars.

In astrology, Mars governs aggression and drive.

The verb mars (lowercase) means to damage or spoil. (Lowercase mars is a verb meaning to damage.)

planet

orbit

Curved celestial path

dust storms · polar ice caps · rover · Curiosity · Perseverance · regolith · crater · volcano · atmosphere · terrestrial

mythology

Ares

Greek deity of warfare

  • RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
  • deityWorshipped supernatural being
  • war godDeity of conflict

Olympus · battle · soldier · armor · shield · spear · conquest · valor · courage · strife

exploration

NASA

Federal space exploration bureau

  • SpaceXPrivate rocket manufacturer
  • roverDrifter or space explorer
  • landerSpacecraft for surface arrival

probe · colonization · Elon Musk · terraforming · mission · astronaut · habitat · spacecraft · Ingenuity · Viking

astrobiology

life

Animate state

water · habitable · organic · methane · exobiology · astrobiology · alien · extraterrestrial · fossil · subsurface

fiction

War of the Worlds

Fictional extraterrestrial invasion narrative

Burroughs · John Carter · science fiction · colony · little green men · Matt Damon

candy

chocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

  • barDrinking establishment
  • nougatNut-studded whipped candy
  • caramelCooked sugar confection

confectionery · candy bar · wrapper · snack · sweet · treat · Milky Way · Snickers

Categories
Opposites
planetary position/habitability

MARSEarth

Our world

Venus · Mercury · Neptune · Jupiter · outer planets

roman mythology - war vs peace/love

MARSVenus

Love goddess, or planet

Concordia · Aphrodite · Ceres · Demeter · Vesta

symbolic masculinity/femininity

MARSVenus

Love goddess, or planet

feminine · female · woman · yin

Phrases
Family

Martians, martial, March

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G