Marsquake
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quake on the planet Mars, perhaps caused by land tides, volcanic eruptions, or meteorite strikes.
"It recorded several impulsive signals that might have been marsquakes..."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of marsquake. alt-of
"Some of the scientific explanations that promote natural formation include wind faceting and shifting of subterrain plates (Marsquakes ) ."
Example
More examples"It recorded several impulsive signals that might have been marsquakes..."
Etymology
From Mars + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.
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