Noachian

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊˈeɪkɪən/ === Etymology 1 === From Noach (“variant of Noah”) +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Noachian (not comparable) Pertaining to Noah or his time. [from 17th c.] ===== Alternative forms ===== ===== Related terms ===== Noahide, Noahite === Etymology 2 === From Latin Noachis +‎ -ian (after Etymology 1, above). ==== Adjective ==== Noachian (not comparable) Pertaining to the earliest Martian geological time period characterized by large craters. [from 20th c.] ==== Noun ==== Noachian (uncountable) The Noachian geological period. [from 20th c.] ==== See also ==== Hesperian Amazonian