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M17
Small, newly discovered planet on the edge of explored space, seemingly inhabited by fearsome monsters when viewed by the new Vitascope but found to be devoid of animal life on exploration (HS01).

Mac
Bearded Martian in the employ of Berridge and operator of the laser weapon used to blackmail Earth (MM).

Magda Ocean
Ocean on the planet Venus, and home to the Tula Fish, or at least the ones evolving naturally now (HF).

Magnum, John
Astronaut, missing and presumed dead by the year 2100. He left Earth when he was refused a position of power and crashed on Humida, finding the atmosphere was not as poisonous as previously supposed. Instead it sustained him and kept him alive for seventy years. It also sustained the bat-like creatures which became his servants and abducted scientists in an attempt to invade Earth (TVC03).

Mak
A type 1Robot (left) used by Raeburn at Space Headquarters (TS, JW, WB).

Marga
The Miocell capitol on Northern Jupiter (SW).

Marla (right)
Venusian secretary of Colonel Raeburn. Silver haired, classically attractive and super efficient, she is extremely loyal to Raeburn and reluctant to abandon him even in time of crisis (RR, MM), and it is suggested there is a caring, though platonic, friendship when he falls ill (HF, TR). We rarely see her out from behind her desk but she does socialise with Professor Haggarty’s daughter Cassie, and occasionally Slim, although it is indicated the two Venusians simply enjoy each others company (RR). She seems to be ignored by the Duo mind control, perhaps believing that Venusian loyalty would not make her question Raeburn’s odd behavior but they do not allow for her intelligence and sense of right. Her bringing of the situation to the attention of Professor Haggarty leads to the invasion being thwarted (II).

Marog
Extremist criminal who, with members of his gang, build a hydrogen bomb to blackmail the Martian President into giving them a free pardon. He perishes when Mars strikes back at his base on the Martian moon Phobos with a missile attack (WB).

Marrar
A small Martian town a hundred miles from the capitol (TW).

Mars
Fourth planet of the solar system, three-quarters of which is desert (WB) There are no hydrogen clouds around the planet, which makes trying to create artificial rain clouds in an attempt to overcome drought difficult (WB). It seems to have a perpetual energy crisis (GT).

Marshall, Doctor (left)
Scientist on the Moon Observatory. (ES, DW, FX)

Martian Franc
Unit of currency on Mars (SF).

Martian Measles
Infectious virus characterised by spiral spots, and requiring quarantine from other Martians. It can also be caught by humans (HS02)

Martian President - see President of Mars

Martian Sausage
Delicacy that Husky is particularly fond of (FM, TR, JW) but which is reputed to be quite evil smelling (SW) which is perhaps why no-one other than Martians are seen eating them.

Martians
Humanoid race native to Mars. They are well-built and tall with most being seven foot tall (TW, EVT) and physically strong, with wiry or spiky hair, wide faces and staring eyes. Or at least the males are, as we never see any Martian females - at least not knowingly. The Martian accent is vaguely Teutonic, and an ‘M’ on the Elektrans indicates they have their own language, though we only hear it once (HM). Prior to contact with Earth, the Martians had no knowledge of science (PT) which may explain the energy crisis on their planet (GT). While superficially similar to humans, Martians have a different physiology which means they are not affected by a toxic fungicide (DW) or get electric shocks as easily (JW). Most Martian names end in the letter 'G' - Brog, Marog, Tirig etc - which suggests that 'Husky' may just be a nickname, but this is not conclusive.

Mason, Doctor
Scientist who develops Kinotine. He is abducted by Kolig in an attempt to obtain the rights to it, and then killed in a rocket accident when apparently freed to return home (SF).

Mall, Doctor (far right)
Martian scientist who killed Lumis on Jupiter to sell their skins for profit (SJ)..

Mall’s Assistant (right)
Martian who killed the scientific expedition on Jupiter, although he didn’t mean to. He believes by letting Dart know what the Lumi skins are for, that the Space Patrol captain may be persuaded by a percentage of the profits (SJ).

Medal
Still a recognised form of decoration for bravery in 2100. Slim is given a medal by the Venusian President for foiling Gallia's plan (VV). See also: United Galactic Cross

Mercury
Closest planet to the sun, with a gravity only one third of Earth. It is uninhabited but would appear to have been explored in the past as no big deal is made of Galasphere 347 landing there to install a transmitter (FM). Journey time is three days, four hours from Earth. Galasphere 347 is sent on a routine patrol of Mercury while testing the range of 'Busy Lizzie's' telepathic control range (TR).

Meson/Meeson/Meesen Power
Main power source of the Galaspheres. The Meson Unit is at the top of the central cylinder, rising and falling in accordance with power usage, though part of the mechanism is the rotating discs, referred to as 'orbiting wheels' (EVT), seen by the vacuum door (HM). It seems very prone to failing, doing so in several episodes (BS, GT, HM).

Miga
Venusian industrialist who moves a newly discovered asteroid, composed out the rare mineral Plutonite, to an orbit close to his home planet to exploit it more profitably. While negotiating with him for the Plutonite, Dart and Husky discover he is behind acts of space piracy and is in possession of stolen UGO gold (UA).

Miocells (left)
Peaceful four-armed humanoids who live on Northern Jupiter, and who have been at war with the aggresive Dells for a hundred years (SW)

Mirror
Large parabolic reflector, variations of which are used several times. A mirror reflects and concentrates the sun’s rays on the cloud of Zenton particles, burning it away (CD) and one made of Roxite is used to deflect Berridge’s laser attacks back at his moon crater base (MM). A reflector is used to interfere with radio waves beamed from Uranus, resulting in the waves feeding back and destroying the Duos responsible (JW). There’s nothing quite like getting your own back, is there?

Missiles
See Husky's Technical Manual: Missiles

‘Mr Bell’
Domoid alien from the star system of Betelguese. Resembling a large woolly hat, ‘Mr Bell’ is stranded on Earth when Raeburn accidentaly shoots his ship down. Gabbler makes fun of him and then he nearly doesn’t survive the trip back to his mothership when Galasphere 347 is diverted to Jupiter. Dart falls into, and becomes trapped in, a hole and the alien sacrifices nearly all his life energies to sustain him during the lengthy process of digging him out. After which, the Betelguesians are never heard from again. Strange, that... (TB).

Molung
Mobile Lung, comprising of a cylindrical helmet and later on, a back pack with oxygen tanks. There may be two types of helmet in use - an early version, seen only on Jupiter, seems to be constructed of gauze (right) and may only filter an atmosphere’s harmful elements (SJ, SS). The other, more common version is of a clear material (far right) and may serve as a space or diving helmet (RR, HF, JW) as well, protecting the wearer completely.

Monarch, The
Spaceliner that cruises between Earth and Mars and is used by the World Science Bureau to take scientists to a conference. It is raided by John Magnum, and the scientists abducted by him (TVC03).

Mona Lisa
Still resident in the Louvre in Paris, France until stolen by Tara. It is retrieved by Dart, along with other stolen treasures, using Haggarty’s time watch (TS).

Monobile
The main form of transport around Space Headquarters. Cigar shaped and seemingly only seating two, they travel through a network of transparent plastic steel tubes around New York of the future and, one would assume, most other cities on Earth. They are capable of speeds up to 200 miles per hour (EVT). Raeburn asks Marla to get ‘his monobile’, implying they may be owned personally but this is not clear as no-one else does (DP, TF, FM). It would seem they are under some form of automatic control, as Gabbler is seen using one (RR). The transport tubes may also employ an air conditioning system, as Raeburn refers to going for a drive and getting some fresh air (TS). Larger passenger carrying versions are also seen (TVC07). Monobiles are not in evidence on Mars or Venus, and may be an Earth invention.

Moon
Natural satellite of Earth, orbiting at a distance of 240,000 miles. It has been mined extensively with little new mining in a hundred years (MM), though an ore called Lunalt still provides a thriving industry (TVC09). Dart uses the mountains there for recreational climbing (DS). It may also be home to a technologically advanced species of burrowing creatures called Termoids who live in its hollow centre (TVC09).

Moon Crater Four
Site of a laser used to destroy the threatening artificial planet built by the Neptunians (DW)

Moon Observatory
It investigates the artificial cloud that threatens Earth (CD) and also observes explosions on the Sun (ES). It is manned by various scientists, but notably the bearded Doctor Marshall, who discovers the artificial planet made by the Neptunians (DW)

Moon Station One (below)
Lunar base commanded by the Venusian Major Valla (MM)



Morse Code
An old form of communication in 2100 but still well known enough to be understood, even by Martians (SN). The pulse beam communications from planet Delta in the star system of Alpha Centauri use a form of morse code to relay messages (MS, DS)

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