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Mars, in Roman religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia) Mars, in Roman religion and mythology, god of war. In early Roman times he was a god of agriculture, but in later religion (when he was identified with the Greek Ares) he was primarily…

Mission to Mars

Director:Brian De PalmaWriters:Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Graham YostTouchstone Pictures; PG; 113 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Tim Robbins There is intelligent life in…

Mars Attacks!

Director: Tim Burton Writer: Jonathan Gems Director of Photography: Peter Suschitzky Editor: Chris Lebenzon Music: Danny Elfman Production Designer: Wynn Thomas…

Brewer's: Mars

with the ancient alchemists, designated iron. Mars Under this planet “is borne theves and robbers nyght walkers and quarell pykers, bosters, mockers, and skoffers; and these men of Mars…

To the Moon and Mars

In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced the ambitious goal of putting humans on Mars. The first stage involves returning to the Moon by the year 2020 and establishing a base…

The Planets - Mars

Because of its blood-red color (which comes from iron-rich dust), this planet was named for Mars, the Roman god of war. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, situated between Earth and…

terrestrial planet

(Encyclopedia) terrestrial planet, the earth or a planet that resembles the earth in its physical characteristics. The terrestrial planets in the solar system are the earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars…

Tiw

(Encyclopedia) TiwTiwtēˈ&oomacr; [key], Norse TyrTiwtür [key], ancient Germanic god. Originally a highly revered sky god, he was later worshiped as a god of war and of athletic events. He was…

space probe

(Encyclopedia) space probe, space vehicle carrying sophisticated instrumentation but no crew, designed to explore various aspects of the solar system (see space exploration). Unlike an artificial…