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19. I thought the white was ice and not dust storms. I was under the impression Mars didn't have storms
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 09:16 PM
Sep 2014

or really any wind.

OMG simply stunning. Amazing what a country that doesn't spend all their money waging war can do Autumn Sep 2014 #1
We spend billions of dollars on Mars exploration. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #3
When compared to the trillions we spend on war obxhead Sep 2014 #10
True. But it remains the largest space budget of any country. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #12
we just sent a Mars orbiter and it's there *right now*; MisterP Sep 2014 #13
Yeah, but just imagine where we would be if we didn't spend money on war. Autumn Sep 2014 #17
we're going to Pluto MisterP Sep 2014 #18
I think the point being made is just that we should spend a lot more money on space True Blue Door Sep 2014 #25
Mosaics, mostly. NASA doesn't spend much time on portraiture. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #21
" All of us are standing in the gutter, some of us are looking at the stars " ' The Pretenders ' orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #2
Link to source? riqster Sep 2014 #4
Sure: True Blue Door Sep 2014 #5
Thanks! Gonna bookmark it. riqster Sep 2014 #6
Beautiful. On the Mac it is "open image in new tab." alfredo Sep 2014 #7
My son the budding astrophysicist sent SheilaT Sep 2014 #8
There are several current Mars orbiters. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #9
SEVERAL Mars orbiters?? SheilaT Sep 2014 #16
The currently operational Mars orbiters (in addition to Mangalyaan) are: True Blue Door Sep 2014 #22
Hey TheVisitor Sep 2014 #11
The Western part is called Arabia Terra. The Eastern, Terra Sabaea. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #15
kick samsingh Sep 2014 #14
I thought the white was ice and not dust storms. I was under the impression Mars didn't have storms bloomington-lib Sep 2014 #19
It has a very thin atmosphere, but it has some very fine-grained, lightweight dust True Blue Door Sep 2014 #23
"... faint wisp of the atmosphere on the limb." ret5hd Sep 2014 #20
The edge of the planet. In the high-res magnification you can see True Blue Door Sep 2014 #24
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