Why are Mars' seasons more extreme than those of the earth? Mars' orbit is more eccentric than our almost circular one. Mars' weather is driven by evaporation from the polar ice in its summer. Mars' axial tilt is slightly more than our 23.5 degrees. Mars' seas dried up long ago.
(laÉª) vb (intr) , lies, lying, lay (leÉª) or lain (leÉªn) 1. (often foll by down) to place oneself or be in a prostrate position, horizontal to the ground. 2. to be situated, esp on a horizontal surface: the pencil is lying on the desk; India lies to the south of Russia. 3. to be buried: here lies Jane Brown.
When writing or speaking the English language, the difference between lying and laying is commonly misconstrued, and misused. The more you can connect to the actual definitions of lying and laying, the easier it becomes to use each word correctly for the specific acts. Lying has basically two definitions. The first is the easiest to distinguish, because it means to tell an untruth knowingly.