Mars in fiction
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mars-in-fiction-173-18515404
title:
Mars in fiction
text:
Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has appeared as a setting in works of fiction since at least the mid-1600s. Trends in the planet's portrayal have largely been influenced by advances in planetary science. It became the most popular celestial object in fiction in the late 1800s, when it became clear that there was no life on the Moon. The predominant genre depicting Mars at the time was utopian fiction. Around the same time, the mistaken belief that there are canals on Mars emerged and made
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Depictions of the planet
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_in_fiction
date created:
2001-09-30T04:56:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:46:05Z
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