Good Doggie !!
We've heard from the Mars Rover, and he's sending data. Woopie!! and Well Done, JPL et al. Now if you kids can just quit squabbling, we'll get some work done aroundExcited European Space Agency controllers said their orbiting space craft had detected frozen water at the Martian south pole. Nasa’s Mars exploration director, said: “Our Odyssey spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars since 2001 did discover vast amounts of frozen water in the northern and southern latitudes. And we were surprised by the fact that there was so much, and so close to the surface. “So it’s not new news, but we are happy to see that their (ESA’s) satellite is also able to pick up where it exists.” ESA’s director of science, Professor David Southwood, said: “Previous measurements have been indirect and this is the first time we have direct indications of molecules that are present in water.
Nevertheless,
Mars Express has also sent back spectacular pictures of the Martian surface in detail not seen before. Details as fine as dust blowing over the rims of craters are visible, and some features clearly indicate erosion caused by flowing water long ago in the planet’s past. “If it were Earth, large buildings like Buckingham Palace would definitely be visible, and certainly roads. “These are not snapshots but panoramic images in a 65 kilometre-wide strip that goes on as long as you like. We can look forwards and down, and backwards, and reconstruct the stereo image into a virtual model.
Now . . . *rubs hands* Where're we gonna put those condos?
i’m glad someone else thinks this stuff is cool...my family all rolls their eyes when i get started…
i think the new pictures are beyond incredible...i’m waiting for the eventual book to come out with all of them in nice, bright glossy stock!
and the condos? i’m voting for townhouses...LOL
Posted by PJ on 01/23/04 at 06:49 AMMaybe Log cabins....
Or the local version, red rock houses?
Posted by Claire on 01/23/04 at 07:27 AM
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