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Martian
Martian refers to anything relating to the planet Mars or its characteristics.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Martian refers to anything pertaining to the planet Mars, including its geological features, atmospheric conditions, potential life, or spacecraft missions exploring its surface and orbit.
BACKGROUND
Outer space, or simply space, is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies. It contains ultra-low levels of particle densities, constituting a near-perfect vacuum of predominantly hydrogen and helium plasma, permeated by electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, neutrinos, magnetic fields and dust. The baseline temperature of outer space, as set by the background radiation from the Big Bang, is 2.7 kelvins.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- Of Mars
- Red Planet
- Arean
- Mars-related
USAGE NOTE
Martian soil samples are highly sought after for scientific analysis.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Martian.
NASA is a U.S. government agency responsible for the civilian space program, aeronautics research, and space exploration. It has a long history of Martian exploration, including numerous orbiters, landers, and rovers like Perseverance, Curiosity, and InSight, and is planning future human missions to Mars.
SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded by Elon Musk. Its long-term goal is to enable human colonization of Mars, developing its Starship rocket for this purpose, aiming to make humanity multi-planetary.
ESA is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space. Through its ExoMars program, ESA is actively involved in robotic exploration of Mars, studying the Martian environment and searching for signs of past or present life.
CNSA is the national space agency of China, responsible for the national space program. It successfully landed its Tianwen-1 orbiter and Zhurong rover on Mars, making significant contributions to Martian exploration and scientific understanding.
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company. Its Space division is a major contractor for NASA's deep space missions, including developing and building many Mars orbiters and landers such as the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and InSight.
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus responsible for military aircraft, space, and communications. It plays a significant role in European space missions, including contributing to the development of the Rosalind Franklin rover for ESA's ExoMars program.
JPL, a federally funded research and development center managed by Caltech for NASA, is a leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system. It has designed, built, and operated numerous Mars missions, including the Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance rovers.