Maurs

Maurs (or Mairs; symbol: ) is the fowert planet frae the Sun in the Solar system. It is cried efter Maurs, the god o war in Roman mythology (the coonterpairt til Ares, the god o war in Greek mythology) acause o its reid licht as seen in the heivens at nicht. This featur forby wan it the name o "the Reid Planet". Maurs haes twa muins (Phobos an Deimos) baith smaa an orra-shapit, like eneuch bein fangit asteroids. Both satellites were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall^[1]; they are named after the characters Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread), who, in Greek mythology, accompanied their father Ares, god of war, into battle^[2]. The prefix areo- refers ti Maurs.

Maurs

Steids on Maurs

• Ascraeus Mons
• Hellas Planitia
• Ma'adim Vallis
• Noctis Labyrinthus
• Olympus mons
• Tharsis Tholus
• Twin Peends
• Valles Marineris

Maurs in fiction

Maurs haes been in fiction for mony a year gin only as the stance the invaders cam frae. Stories that taks place on Maurs haes slawly becam mair common, includin Bradbury's Maurtian chronicles.