Blues for a Red Planet
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"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blues for a Red Planet canonical | 1 |
| Episode 5: Blues for a Red Planet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55975 — 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: Blues for a Red Planet Context triple: [Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, notableEpisode, Blues for a Red Planet]
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A.
Pale Blue Dot
"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.
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B.
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
"One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the origin, evolution, and diversity of life in the universe.
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C.
Love in the Future
Love in the Future is a 2013 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that blends romantic ballads with contemporary production and includes the hit single "All of Me."
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D.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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E.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
- 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: Blues for a Red Planet Target entity description: "Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
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A.
Pale Blue Dot
"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.
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B.
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
"One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the origin, evolution, and diversity of life in the universe.
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C.
Love in the Future
Love in the Future is a 2013 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that blends romantic ballads with contemporary production and includes the hit single "All of Me."
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D.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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E.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary television episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | scientific research on Mars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Mars surface imagery
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robotic Mars missions ⓘ |
| explores |
Mars exploration missions
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cultural depictions of Mars ⓘ historical observations of Mars ⓘ scientific theories about Mars ⓘ |
| features | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| genre | science documentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
evolution of scientific understanding of Mars
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relationship between science and imagination ⓘ search for life on Mars ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
|
| partOfSeries | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
KCET
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Public Broadcasting Service ⓘ
linked to:
PBS
|
| seriesCreator | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| subject |
Mars
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history of astronomy ⓘ human fascination with Mars ⓘ planetary science ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blues for a Red Planet Description of subject: "Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Blues for a Red Planet