Ares III crew
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The Ares III crew is the fictional team of NASA astronauts in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation *The Martian*, tasked with a manned mission to Mars under the command of Melissa Lewis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ares III crew canonical | 3 |
| Ares 3 crew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8384846 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ares III crew Context triple: [Melissa Lewis, teamMembership, Ares III crew]
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A.
Mercury Seven
Mercury Seven were the first group of American astronauts, chosen in 1959 to pioneer NASA’s manned spaceflight efforts during the early Space Race.
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B.
Ares Express
Ares Express is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending adventure, surreal imagery, and rich world-building.
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C.
Crew
Crew is the common short name for the Columbus Crew, a professional Major League Soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio.
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D.
Artemis III
Artemis III is a planned NASA mission intended to return humans to the lunar surface, including the first woman and next man to land on the Moon, as part of the broader Artemis lunar exploration program.
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E.
Kerbel
Kerbel is a surname most notably associated with Lev Kerbel, a prominent Soviet sculptor known for his large-scale public monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ares III crew Target entity description: The Ares III crew is the fictional team of NASA astronauts in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation *The Martian*, tasked with a manned mission to Mars under the command of Melissa Lewis.
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A.
Mercury Seven
Mercury Seven were the first group of American astronauts, chosen in 1959 to pioneer NASA’s manned spaceflight efforts during the early Space Race.
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B.
Ares Express
Ares Express is a science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending adventure, surreal imagery, and rich world-building.
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C.
Crew
Crew is the common short name for the Columbus Crew, a professional Major League Soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio.
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D.
Artemis III
Artemis III is a planned NASA mission intended to return humans to the lunar surface, including the first woman and next man to land on the Moon, as part of the broader Artemis lunar exploration program.
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E.
Kerbel
Kerbel is a surname most notably associated with Lev Kerbel, a prominent Soviet sculptor known for his large-scale public monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional astronaut crew
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group of characters ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "The Martian" (2015)
NERFINISHED
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novel "The Martian" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalAgency | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Andy Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alex Vogel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beth Johanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Watney NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationalityMix | primarily American with German member Alex Vogel ⓘ |
| missionDestination | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEra | 21st century (near future) ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct surface science on Mars
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test long-duration Mars surface operations ⓘ |
| missionSiteOnMars | Acidalia Planitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSurfaceHabitat | Ares III Hab (Habitat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | manned mission to Mars ⓘ |
| missionVehicle | Hermes spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Mark Watney is mistakenly presumed dead and left on Mars
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crew evacuates Mars during dust storm ⓘ crew later undertakes rescue of Mark Watney ⓘ |
| numberOfCrew | 6 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ares Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
Aksel Hennie as Alex Vogel
NERFINISHED
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Jessica Chastain as Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Mara as Beth Johanssen ⓘ Matt Damon as Mark Watney NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Peña as Rick Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Stan as Chris Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ares III crew Description of subject: The Ares III crew is the fictional team of NASA astronauts in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation *The Martian*, tasked with a manned mission to Mars under the command of Melissa Lewis.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ares 3 crew
subject surface form:
Beth Johanssen