Martian (disambiguation)
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The word Martian is the adjectival form of the god or the planet Mars, and is thus used in phrases such as Martian year, Martian rocks, etc.
Martian, Martians, The Martian, The Martians, or variant, can also refer to:
- Martian, a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Mars
- Martian language, nickname for unconventional representation of Chinese characters online
- Barsoomian language, the fictional language of the Martians in the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Alien language, for hypothetical languages that extraterrestrial beings such as Martians would use
- Martian packets, in computer networking, information packets with non-routable source addresses
- Martian scientist, a hypothetical Martian frequently employed in thought experiments as an outside observer of conditions on Earth
Characters
- The name used for the Martius family of ancient Rome, in William Shakespeare's play Coriolanus
- Martian Manhunter (also known as Ajax and J'on J'onz), a fictional comic book character from DC Comics
- Marvin the Martian, a character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons
Fiction
- The Martian (du Maurier novel), an 1898 novel by George du Maurier
- The Martian (Weir novel), a 2011 novel by Andy Weir
- The Martian (film), an upcoming American film by Ridley Scott based on the novel by Andy Weir
- The Martians, a supplement volume to the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Barsoom series, of Edgar Rice Burroughs, first novel published 1912
- Martian (The War of the Worlds), the invaders from H. G. Wells' 1898 novel The War of the Worlds and its adaptations and offshoots
- The Martian Child, a 1994 novelette by David Gerrold
- Martian Child, a 2007 comedy-drama film based on The Martian Child
Groups
- The Martians (group), a group of scientists and other notable persons from Hungary
- The Martians (band), a Scottish band
- The Goodrich Martians, home of the only Martian mascot in the United States
See also
- Life on Mars (disambiguation)
- Martianus Capella, 5th century Roman writer
- Marcian, Roman emperor
- Mars (disambiguation)
