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Mars

Of, or relating to the study of, planet Mars.

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payload

Astronomy; Mars

Anything that a flight vehicle carries beyond what is required for its operation during flight.

occultation

Astronomy; Mars

The hiding of one heavenly body by another, as when the moon passes between earth and a star, or when one of the moons of jupiter or saturn passes behind the planet.

quadrature

Astronomy; Mars

Two bodies are in quadrature when their difference in celestial longitude is 90 degrees. This is the position of a superior planet when its elongation is 90 degrees, east or west, depending on the ...

perihelion

Astronomy; Mars

The point in the orbit of a planet where it is nearest to the sun.

primary

Astronomy; Mars

(1) a sun with respect to its planets, or a planet with respect to its satellites; (2) the brighter member of a double star system.

interferometer

Astronomy; Mars

Any instrument designed for producing and studying interference of two or more trains of waves or beams of electromagnetic radiation of the same range of wavelengths. Usually denotes an optical ...

interference fringes

Astronomy; Mars

The alternate light and dark bands that are seen when two beams of homogenous light enter into interference with each other, i. E. , when they overlap and illuminate an identical area.

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