In Martian settlements, a clear fabric of resistant material that is used to cover large surfaces in airtight pressurized bubbles.ĭuma: branch of the Martian government established in the Pavonis Mons Congress constitution, named after its Russian counterpart. Dĭome: A hollow hemisphere in architecture.

CĬommon Band: radio frequency used by all colonists during suited off-tent walks. Sax Russell worked in it as Stephen Lindholm.īulkheads: molecule-thick clear curtains used to fix tent fabric punctures. Represented at the Pavonis constitutional congress. John Boone's vision of a novel indigenous Martian culture created out of the Terran cultures was accused by some to be a form of Ataturkism in particular Arabs and Zeyk Tuqan feared that their culture would be attacked while others promoted.īiotique: Praxis affiliate specialized in biological engineering that grew to a separate political party. Asteroid Amor 2051B: the asteroid that was moved into Mars space and melt over Mars's atmosphere in M-15, during the festivity in Crater Zp (Olympus Mons).Īstroturf: artificial ground used to cover Martian terrain in the early domed cities.Ītaturkism: political ideology named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the first president of Turkey after the Ottoman Empire, who introduced many dramatic reforms seeking to secularize Turkey and emphasize European culture over that of the former Ottoman Empire.The Ares: The spaceship the First Hundred used to travel to Mars.The prefix 'areo-' is added to many words to designate their special use on Mars, often replacing the prefix 'geo-' for Earth ('areosynchronous orbit', 'areology'). Noachian (planet formation and Big Hit)įirst three eras named after Martian regions holocene (meaning 'entirely new' in Greek) is also the current geological period for Earth.Īres: meaning 'Mars' in Greek.As opposed to terraformation.Īreology: the study of Mars, or Martian geology.

Portmanteau of 'Ares' (Greek for Mars) and 'transformation'. 'Aero-' is Greek for air.Īreoformation: term first used by John Boone to describe the process by which humans are changed by Mars after their arrival on the planet.

The resulting air friction reduces the craft's speed. AĪccelerando: the new renaissance at the end of the 22nd century.Īerobraking: a manoeuvre to decelerate spacecraft when they enter a planetary body's orbit by flying the craft in close proximity of the planet's atmosphere. Glossary of terms and concepts used in the Mars trilogy.įor a list of groups, organizations and political parties see here.

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