2006-08-14 14:38:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
martian soil
2006-08-14 14:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jim S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth was originally a term that referred to the soil so, it is earth. Saying the earth's soil is like saying the soil's soil.
So, we are allowed to call the soil on Mars earth and it will probably make us feel more secure being that far from home.
2006-08-15 06:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The english language has had loads of impact from particularly some different languages, yet at its root it comes from a similar historic language as German, Dutch, and comparable languages. in the classic proto-germanic language, the word for soil or floor became into "ertho." over the years, as human beings moved and the language developed, it became erda in German and oerda in previous english. Oerda became oertha, then oerth in center english, evolving to the spelling "earth" that we use on the instant. It became into in the early renaissance, around 1400, that scientists first prolonged the which skill of oerth (floor or soil) to intend the whole planet.
2016-10-02 02:20:18 · answer #3 · answered by montijo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of Earth no more refers to soil than the meaning of World refers to the planet, except as slang words. Earth refers to the planet, world refers to the people. We have many such slang words in our language. Far more than in other languages.
2006-08-14 14:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Martian soil, alien soil, red soil, or Mars soil, or for those who don't think what they say, dirt.
2006-08-17 14:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically it should be called Martian dirt. "Soil" implies organic componants, which have not yet been detected on Mars,
2006-08-14 18:17:15 · answer #6 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya got me there, pal!
It's way too dry to be called "Marsh".
I'm guessing the people who live there would call it something that would translate as "dirt" or "soil".
2006-08-14 15:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by L.V. Ames 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question.. i dont know the answer to that, but you got me thinking.. So if they had worms on mars would they be called Mars worms? (Earth worms)
2006-08-14 14:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by sea_sher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Martian Soil or "MARTSOIL" in pseudo-scientific terms...
2006-08-14 18:23:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mars??
2006-08-14 14:44:59 · answer #10 · answered by Ironball 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋