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Syrtis Major
[ sur-tis ]
noun
- an area in the northern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
Syrtis Major
/ ˈsɜːtɪs /
noun
- a conspicuous dark region visible in the N hemisphere of Mars
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There, gleaming in the electric lights, we saw Syrtis Major, its waters washing high against the walls of the vast power house.
Five thousand miles it had traveled, and yet its power was as great as when it started from the Syrtis Major.
Five thousand miles it had travelled, and yet its power was as great as when it started from the Syrtis Major.
All the modern conveniences—in the middle of the forbidden wilds of Syrtis Major.
"Some settler dropped the piece of brass out on a trail in Syrtis Major," Nance explained.
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