Aeria
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Historical Examples
The man killed next after them, Aerias, we should judge to have been a Lacedemonian and founder of Aeria.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Homer and Hesiod
We had shifted the position of the fleet toward the south, and were now suspended above the southeastern corner of Aeria.
Edison’s Conquest of Mars Garrett Putnam Serviss
Go now, and, Richard, remember what I said to you when you offered me the empire of the world as we were going to Aeria.
The Angel of the Revolution George Griffith
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