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areocentric

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ar⋅e⋅o⋅cen⋅tric

  [air-ee-oh-sen-trik]
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–adjective Astronomy.
centered on the planet Mars.
Origin:
1875–80; areo- + centric
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ar·e·o·cen·tric   (ār'ē-ō-sěn'trĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to a reference system based at the center of the planet Mars.

[Greek Arēs, Ares, the planet Mars + -centric.]
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