Marsquake

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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