sol
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Perseverance covered the marathon distance after five years and four months of driving, reaching the mark on the 1,890th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Velarde built a war chest of foreign reserves to solidify the sol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
The word 'solstice' comes from the Latin sol, meaning 'sun', and sistere - to 'stand still'.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
To achieve that, Cardinals turf manager Andy Levy arranged for 200 gallons of paint in the Rams’ royal blue and sol yellow to adorn the field and end zones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
I'll only need it every five sols, but what would I do on that sol?
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
When super shoes debuted a decade ago, their chunky soles and springy inside plates revolutionized the world of running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
She will re-glue the soles of her shoes so they last a little longer.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
However, the company failed to retain consumers for its other products, including flip-flops with sugarcane-based soles and wool leggings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
He was last seen wearing a quilted green-brown Barbour jacket over a beige woollen jumper, with navy chinos and brown leather trainers with white soles.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
The beaded blue sandals Ekon had found for her were slightly too small, and her heels hung off the backs, slapping the soles of her feet with every step.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
During Perseverance's drives on the 1,707 and 1,709 Martian days, known as sols, the mission team shifted that responsibility to generative AI.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
That should happen about 60 Martian days, or sols, after landing.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
Before the outbreak, she earned around 45 sols a day — around $13 — collecting fares on a combi, one of the ramshackle minibuses that serve as public transport here.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020
Recently, we reported on the use of tetraethylammonium-hydroxide silica sols to achieve homoepitaxial growth on exfoliated MFI nanosheets33.
From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017
I'll only need it every five sols, but what would I do on that sol?
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
