martian

Fourth planet inhabitant

Martian means of or relating to Mars, whether the Roman god of war or the planet.

Science fiction has long imagined martian landscapes, martian atmospheres, and martian civilizations.

Something utterly alien or incomprehensible might be called martian: His explanation was martian to me. (Capitalized Martian typically refers to an inhabitant of Mars.)

planet

Phobos

Mars's largest moon

polar ice caps · Olympus Mons · rover · Curiosity · Perseverance · Viking · orbiters · planetary science · astrobiology · terraforming

fictional

War of the Worlds

Fictional extraterrestrial invasion narrative

Ray Bradbury · John Carter · Edgar Rice Burroughs · speculative fiction

landscape

red

Primary color, warm

rust · arid · desert · dust · soil · crimson · scarlet · barren · desolate · canyons

alien

extraterrestrial

Being from outer space

science fiction · UFO · little green men · abduction · Roswell · Area 51 · flying saucer · close encounter · lifeform · SETI

Categories
Opposites
planetary origin

martianVenusian

Of the second planet

terrestrial · Saturnian · Lunar · Plutonian · Terran

terrestrial vs. extraterrestrial

martianterrestrial

Relating to land

human · Terran · Earthman · earthbound · earthly

real vs. fictional existence

martianhuman

Homo sapiens individual

person · mortal

Phrases
Family

martial, Martians

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