Moons of Mars on the sides of Saturn (later discovered to be its rings), used the anagram "smaismrmilmepoetaleumibunenugttauiras" for "Altissimum planetam tergeminum observavi" ("I have observed the most distant planet to have a triple form"), Johannes Kepler had misinterpreted it to mean "Salve umbistineum geminatum Martia proles" (Hello, furious twins, sons of Mars). Perhaps inspired by Kepler (and quoting Kepler's third law of planetary motion), Jonathan Swift's satire "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) refers to two moons in Part 3, Chapter 3 (the "Voyage to Laputa"), in which Laputa's astronomers are described as having discovered two satellites of Mars orbiting at distances of 3 and
Mars in culture in film. The theme of a Martian colony that fights for independence from Earth is a major plot element in the novels of Greg Bear as well as the movie "Total Recall" (based on a short story by Philip K. Dick) and the television series "Babylon 5". Some video games also use this element, including "Red Faction" and the "Zone of the Enders" series. Mars (and its moons) were also the setting for the popular "Doom" video game franchise and the later "Martian Gothic". Mars in culture Mars in culture is about the planet Mars in culture. For example, the