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(humorous) A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars.

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Great Galactic Ghoul

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Great Galactic Ghoul

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(humorous) A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars.

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（ユーモラスな表現として）火星探査機の高い故障率を説明するために用いられる架空の宇宙怪物

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When another Mars probe failed during descent, the team half-jokingly blamed the Great Galactic Ghoul for the loss.

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別の火星探査機が降下中に故障したとき、チームは半ば冗談でその損失を『銀河の大食い怪獣』の仕業だと言った。

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(humorous) A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars.

Considering the billions of dollars worth of spacecraft that the Great Galactic Ghoul has eaten in the past, the UK’s Beagle 2, at about $70 million, must have seemed like an insignificant little morsel—like eating a couple of grapes, when one really wants to have a T-bone steak.

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