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Mars Summary
1,264 words, approx. 4 pages Before the invention of the telescope, Mars was just another of the "wanderers" that traveled through the sky. Its only distinguishing characteristic was its reddish color, which produced associations with war and fire. The Chaldeans called it Nergal,...
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Mars : Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
168 words, approx. 1 pages (Marspiter, Mamers, Marmar; often called Mavors by Latin poets) Roman god of war and protector of the fields and what grows in them. The third month is called after him. The Romans called themselves ‘sons of Mars’, as they regarded him as...
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Mars Summary
8,349 words, approx. 28 pages Mars moves through our skies in its stately dance, distant and enigmatic, a world awaiting exploration. —Astronomer Carl Sagan, 1967 Enigmatic means mysterious. Mars has been a mystery to humans for thousands of years. Although we know much...
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Mars Summary
2,249 words, approx. 8 pages Mars has fascinated humans throughout history. It appears as a blood-red star in the sky, which led the Romans to name it after their war god. Its motions across the sky helped German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) derive his laws of planetary...
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Mars Information
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Mars Quotes
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 Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System . The planet is named after Mars , the Roman god of war . It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth. Sourced Thou art the Mars of...




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Támar
9/1/2006: 373 words, approx. 1 pages Seeing my picture out front stamped ‘Sold Out’ thrilled me,” says Támar Davis, 26, of her recent debut at Manhattan’s Nokia Theatre. But even with Prince backing her up on guitar, Támar suffered a bout of stage fright. “I got nervous at the third song,”...
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Irregularities mar Nigerian elections
4/14/2007: 683 words, approx. 2 pages Nigerians chose state leaders Saturday in elections meant to help ensure democratic rule, but ballot-stuffing and other irregularities were on open display in the oil-producing south, where violence left more than a dozen people dead.The election for state lawmakers and governors is a crucial test...
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Spacecraft to carry library to Mars
8/3/2007: 731 words, approx. 2 pages When NASA's newest Mars lander departs Earth this weekend, it will be carrying the words and art of visionaries from Voltaire to Carl Sagan.The "Visions of Mars" mini-disk secured to the lander will be the first library on Mars _ a gift from past and...
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Dirt digger rocketing toward Mars
8/4/2007: 945 words, approx. 3 pages A robotic dirt and ice digger rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, beginning a 422 million-mile journey that NASA hopes will culminate next spring in the first ever landing within the red planet's Arctic Circle.The Phoenix Mars Lander blasted off before dawn, precisely on time, hurtling...


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