Sol III en · PROPN
Etymology
From Earth's position as the third planet from the Sun (Sol).
Meanings
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The planet Earth.
[…] enshrouded in bitterness and misery a man named Colin Marshack on an insignificant planet called Sol III, Earth, Terra, the world...
2014 April, Harlan Ellison, Paingod: And Other Delusions, Open Road Media, page 31:The alien lecturer describes the Terrans as a “newly emerged race from Sol III [Earth]” who are only just beginning to communicate with other species, but not very successfully, as the Aldebaran IV incident demonstrates.
2012 June, Dianne Newell, Victoria Lamont, Judith Merril: A Critical Study, McFarland & Company, page 86:“VIRA, determine our current position and chart the fastest course to the next portal. We're going home to Earth!” “Current location: orbiting the moon of Sol III, also known as Earth.”
2017, Marc Baumgartner, Inheritance of Stars: New Worlds, tredition, page 388:At last the ship made its final approach to Sol III: Earth.
2016 October, Stephen Baxter, Destiny's Children: Coalescent, Exultant, Transcendent, Resplendent, Orion Publishing Group, page 50:
Coordinates
Sol II · Sol · Sol IV · Sol I · Sol VII · Sol VI · Sol X · Sol IX · Sol V · Sol VIII
Synonyms
Mother Earth · Tellus · the world · Prithvi · the globe · Planet Earth · God's green earth · the planet · Terra · Gaia