Beth Johanssen in The Martian
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Beth Johanssen is the young, highly skilled NASA systems operator and communications specialist on the Ares III crew in Andy Weir’s science-fiction story "The Martian."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beth Johanssen in The Martian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2865073 — 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: Beth Johanssen in The Martian Context triple: [Kate Mara, portrayedCharacterIn, Beth Johanssen in The Martian]
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A.
Dr. Ryan Stone
Dr. Ryan Stone is the rookie medical engineer and astronaut portrayed by Sandra Bullock in the space survival film "Gravity."
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B.
Ellie Arroway
Ellie Arroway is a brilliant and determined radio astronomer who becomes the central figure in humanity’s first confirmed contact with extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s science fiction story "Contact."
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C.
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis is a British-American actress best known for playing Counselor Deanna Troi in the Star Trek franchise, particularly in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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D.
Mark Watney
Mark Watney is the resourceful astronaut and botanist who becomes stranded alone on Mars and must use his ingenuity to survive in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel "The Martian."
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E.
Melissa Lewis
Melissa Lewis is the fictional NASA mission commander in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," known for her leadership and determination during the Ares III Mars mission.
- 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: Beth Johanssen in The Martian Target entity description: Beth Johanssen is the young, highly skilled NASA systems operator and communications specialist on the Ares III crew in Andy Weir’s science-fiction story "The Martian."
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A.
Dr. Ryan Stone
Dr. Ryan Stone is the rookie medical engineer and astronaut portrayed by Sandra Bullock in the space survival film "Gravity."
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B.
Ellie Arroway
Ellie Arroway is a brilliant and determined radio astronomer who becomes the central figure in humanity’s first confirmed contact with extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s science fiction story "Contact."
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C.
Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis is a British-American actress best known for playing Counselor Deanna Troi in the Star Trek franchise, particularly in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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D.
Mark Watney
Mark Watney is the resourceful astronaut and botanist who becomes stranded alone on Mars and must use his ingenuity to survive in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel "The Martian."
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E.
Melissa Lewis
Melissa Lewis is the fictional NASA mission commander in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," known for her leadership and determination during the Ares III Mars mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Martian (2015 film)
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linked to:
The Martian
|
| ageInStory | mid-twenties ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Martian
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The Martian (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Martian
The Martian (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Martian
|
| appearsInChapter | multiple chapters of The Martian novel ⓘ |
| appearsInScene | Hermes mutiny discussion ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Martian (2014 Crown Publishing edition)
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linked to:
The Martian
The Martian (self-published 2011 novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Martian
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| characteristic |
calm under pressure
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highly intelligent ⓘ introverted ⓘ loyal to crewmates ⓘ socially reserved ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
Mark Watney
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NASA Mission Control ⓘ |
| createdBy | Andy Weir ⓘ |
| crewRole |
communications specialist
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systems operator ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Martian universe
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linked to:
The Martian
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| fieldOfWork |
communications systems
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computer science ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
communications engineering
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cryptography ⓘ hacking ⓘ problem solving ⓘ programming ⓘ systems operations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ares III crew ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ares III mission to Mars
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linked to:
Ares 3
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| occupation |
communications specialist
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computer specialist ⓘ systems operator ⓘ |
| participatesIn | decision to return to Mars to rescue Mark Watney ⓘ |
| partOf | Hermes crew ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kate Mara ⓘ |
| relationshipToHermesCrew | youngest crew member ⓘ |
| relationshipToMarkWatney | crewmate ⓘ |
| relationshipToMelissaLewis | subordinate crew member ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Hermes communication systems
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mission computers ⓘ |
| worksOn |
Ares III mission computer systems
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linked to:
Ares 3
Hermes spacecraft systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beth Johanssen in The Martian Description of subject: Beth Johanssen is the young, highly skilled NASA systems operator and communications specialist on the Ares III crew in Andy Weir’s science-fiction story "The Martian."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kate Rooney Mara