8/3/2005: Mars crater water
 

http://cellar.org/2005/marswater.jpg

The crater is 23 miles (35 km) wide, 1.2 miles deep, and that stuff in the middle is a frozen disc of water about 200 meters thick. Oh yeah, and it's on Mars.

BigV sends along this ApoD. The image itself was taken in February by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on
board Mars Express, the European Space Agency probe which is exploring the planet.

Wow. So that would make this "puddle" about 7 miles across? Impressive. And fascinating. Thanks BigV.

I love the Cellar for many reasons and this is certainly one of them. Simply amazing--and I've not seen this pic anywhere but here. UT - you rock for making this possible! Plus, I'm trying to ingratiate myself to you seeing as how you've Skull & Bones connections and all.... ;)

I'm told that mars crater water is *the only* water to mix with single malt whiskey.

And stirred gently, only with a Hopkin Leg.

That is really cool for two reasons: 1) it makes it possible that life of some form exists/existed on Mars (at least bacteria, it is unlikely to be sterile), and 2) we can now send a manned mission to Mars. The water can be used for sustinence, generating oxygen, and generating fuel for a return to earth trip.

I heard somewhere recently that mars would be closer to the earth this month than it will be in a long, long time. I think the closest on the 27th. I better do some research before I say much more.....
great stuff. I love it.

Except for the cosmic rays on the way.


This turned up on slashdot just today.

Actually, boring.

As a former X-Ray Technologist, highly and obsessively monitored, I say Pah! What's the cancer rate of radiologists? Of techs? Lots of techs and rads die of thyroid CA...and worse. It's getting better but far above the national standard. Do you see anyone saying radiologic procedures should be banned?

mmmm...
pappy van winkle bourbon over martian iceberg...

You're a little late capn

"At 5:51 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27, 2003, Mars will be within 34,646,418 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) of Earth. This will be the closest that Mars has come to our planet in nearly 60,000 years." - http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars...ew_021108.html

Damn right, we must exploit every resource in the universe, we must! :headshake

Damn.... I guess I'll blame it on the 70's....
some IDOT no, (I didn't forget the i), emailed that to me just 2 weeks ago. That's my fuck up for this month. :smack: :wstupid:

Already? And we still have 2-3 resources left on this planet....... ;)

This is way more important than putting new siding on the shuttle. Let's Go!