Schiaparelli

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian. countable
  2. 2
    Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer, who discovered canali, mistranslated as "canals", on Mars. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A crater in Sinus Sabaeus, Mars, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A crater in Seleucus, Oceanus Procellarum, Moon, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli countable, uncountable

Example

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"The European Space Agency's probe, Schiaparelli, has crashed on Mars."

Etymology

From Italian Schiaparelli.

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