Is everybody excited about the news from the Mars Phoenix Lander? It appears they landed in such a boring place that nobody is going to care what they find.
The weather yesterday was was sunny with moderate dust, with a high of -30° C and a low of -80° C. I am guessing that is colder than the Earth's north pole during the summer time. So is the lander experiencing a Martian winter or summer? And what is it going to be like during a storm? Does Mars have storms? I heard a rumor that the expenisive descent camera didn't work on the mission. it was supposed to take pictures and record sounds as the lander was descending. I think the only thing we can conclude from this expensive mission is that this region is not a good place to send an astronaut. They would go stir crazy from boredom in a matter of days. It does look like there are enough rocks on Mars that an astronaut could easily construct a nice house using Gorilla glue as the mortar, assuming this glue can harden in such a cold climate. I think NASA needs to send a lander to mars with drilling capability, at least down to 10 feet. I also think that NASA needs to plant some earth vegetation to see how long it can survive on the Martian surface. Maybe a seedling from an apple tree? David --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: [email protected] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
