The Third Expedition
E472916
"The Third Expedition" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, featured in *The Martian Chronicles*, that depicts a doomed human mission to Mars ensnared by Martian telepathic illusions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Third Expedition canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Third Expedition Context triple: [The Martian Chronicles, containsStory, The Third Expedition]
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Scott’s Last Expedition
Scott’s Last Expedition is a two-volume edited collection of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s journals and related materials from his ill-fated Antarctic expedition, compiled and published by Leonard Huxley.
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Expedition to Chiloé
The Expedition to Chiloé was a Chilean military campaign aimed at wresting control of the Chiloé Archipelago from remaining Spanish royalist forces during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence.
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Continent of Wild Endeavour
The Continent of Wild Endeavour is a remote, perilous landmass on the Time Lords’ homeworld of Gallifrey, known for its harsh landscapes and dangerous, untamed nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Third Expedition Target entity description: "The Third Expedition" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, featured in *The Martian Chronicles*, that depicts a doomed human mission to Mars ensnared by Martian telepathic illusions.
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A.
Scott’s Last Expedition
Scott’s Last Expedition is a two-volume edited collection of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s journals and related materials from his ill-fated Antarctic expedition, compiled and published by Leonard Huxley.
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B.
Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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C.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Expedition to Chiloé
The Expedition to Chiloé was a Chilean military campaign aimed at wresting control of the Chiloé Archipelago from remaining Spanish royalist forces during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence.
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E.
Continent of Wild Endeavour
The Continent of Wild Endeavour is a remote, perilous landmass on the Time Lords’ homeworld of Gallifrey, known for its harsh landscapes and dangerous, untamed nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mars Is Heaven! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | humans versus Martian telepaths ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonial encounter
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deception ⓘ grief ⓘ illusion ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | third human expedition to Mars ⓘ |
| explores |
dangers of wish fulfillment
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manipulation of memory ⓘ vulnerability of human emotions ⓘ |
| features |
Martian telepathic illusions
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apparitions of dead relatives ⓘ doomed space expedition ⓘ recreated Earth town on Mars ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSpecies | Martians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTechnology | interplanetary spaceship ⓘ |
| hasForm | short narrative fiction ⓘ |
| hasHumanCharacterRole |
astronaut crew members
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expedition captain ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Martian telepaths ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | destruction of the expedition crew ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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science fiction readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash between appearance and reality
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exploitation and defense of a native world ⓘ limits of rationality ⓘ |
| includedIn | fix-up novel The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | crew of a Mars expedition ⓘ |
| partOf | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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suspenseful ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| workChronologyInCollection | third Mars expedition story in The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
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Subject: The Third Expedition Description of subject: "The Third Expedition" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, featured in *The Martian Chronicles*, that depicts a doomed human mission to Mars ensnared by Martian telepathic illusions.
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