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A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. [1] The word comes to English via the French (se) mirer , from the Latin mirari , meaning "to look at, to wonder at".
The Mitsubishi Mirage is a range of cars produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi from 1978 until 2003 and again since 2012. The hatchback models produced between 1978 and 2003 were classified as subcompact cars, while the sedan and station wagon models, marketed prominently as the Mitsubishi Lancer, were the compact offerings.
Mirage is a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were supersonic fighters with delta wings .
Inferior mirage of comet C/2006 P1 McNaught Etruscan vase stage of inferior mirage sunset in Hawaii Omega Sun stage of inferior mirage sunset in Hawaii. Inferior mirage of astronomical objects is the most common mirage. Inferior mirage occurs when the surface of the Earth or the oceans produces a layer of hot air of lower density, just at the ...
The Mirage was a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Hard Rock International . The 65-acre property includes a 90,548 sq ft (8,412.2 m 2 ) casino and 3,044 rooms.
Mirage, a 2000 novel in the New Isaac Asimov's Robot Mystery series by Mark W. Tiedemann, based in Asimov's Robot universe; Mirage, a 1987 novel by Louise Cooper; Mirage, a 1988 novel by James Follett; Mirage, a 1956 novel by Ruth McKenney; Mirage, a 1996 novel by F. Paul Wilson with Matthew J. Costello; Mirage, a 2013 novel by Clive Cussler
Mirage is a 1965 American neo noir thriller film starring Gregory Peck and Diane Baker, and released by Universal Pictures. [2] Directed by Edward Dmytryk [ 3 ] from a screenplay by Peter Stone , it is based on the 1952 novel Fallen Angel , written by Howard Fast under the pseudonym Walter Ericson; the novel is not credited by title onscreen. [ 4 ]
A left side view of a Mirage IIID (bottom) and Mirage IIIO aircraft in flight during a combined US-Australian Air Force exercise, Pacific Consort, 1980 Royal Australian Air Force. 116 Mirage IIIs (RAAF serials A3-1 to -116) were in service with the RAAF from 1964 to 1989. [10] No. 3 Squadron RAAF, 1967-1986 [11] No. 75 Squadron RAAF, 1965-1988 [12]