Martian (disambiguation)

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. It can also refer to:

• Martian, the most commonly applied title for a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Mars.
  • Martian (War of the Worlds), the invaders from H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds and it's adaptations and offshoots.
• Martian scientist, a hypothetical Martian frequently employed in thought experiments as an outside observer of conditions on Earth.
• Martian Manhunter (also known as Ajax and J'on J'onz), a fictional comic book character from DC Comics.
• Martian packets, in computer networking, information packets with non-routable source addresses.
• The Martian, a nineteenth-century novel by George du Maurier.
• The Martians (group), a group of scientist and other notable persons from Hungary.
• The Goodrich Martians, home of the only Martian mascot in the United States.
• Marvin the Martian, a character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons.
• The name used for the Martius family of ancient Rome, in William Shakespeare's play Coriolanus

See also

• Life on Mars (disambiguation)
• Martianus Capella, 5th century Roman writer
• Marcian, Roman emperor

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