The Clue
Pathfinder's target (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MARS
Tags
Notes
The answer MARS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Roman god
Rover's home
Snickers company
Viking landfall
Viking I's perch
Viking's destination
Deimos orbits it
Either "M" of M&M's
Location of Olympus Mons
Maker of Twix and Starburst
Olympus Mons's locale
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Planet or war god
Recent NASA target
Roman god of war
Sci-fi setting
Sci-fi site
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"The War of the Worlds" base
Flash Gordon serial site
Mariner IV photo subject
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Target of NASA's Rover mission
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God for whom a month was named
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Definition
MARS as a noun:
1. (Mars, Red Planet) = a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites"
2. (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
MAR as a noun:
1. (March, Mar) = the month following February and preceding April
2. (blemish, defect, mar) = a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
MAR as a verb:
1. (mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate) = make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
2. (mutilate, mar) = destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"