Martian

Example Sentences

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As the rover pulled its arm back after drilling, the entire rock unexpectedly lifted out of the Martian surface.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The third-generation Starship is designed for lunar and Martian missions, with its 12th test flight anticipated in late May.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Tantalizing traces of ancient Martian life may have been found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

There, Lowell convinced himself that alien-built canals crisscrossed the Martian surface, though anyone who has observed Mars with a similar telescope knows it’s hard to see much detail at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

LEFT: Martian fighting machine from the 1906 edition of Wells’s novel.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow