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Some interesting history concerning the Cassini spacecraft - Gary - 3/24/2004 6:06:42 AM
- Here's what I got from Kaku's objections. - et - 3/25/2004 3:21:40 AM
- Kerry always easily fooled - phil - 3/24/2004 6:55:01 PM
  - Meanwhile, somewhere Bush was failing an attempt to pass solid food.... - et - 3/25/2004 3:28:29 AM
  - re: Oh yes the Republican rhetoric pops it's nasty little head up, the truth is...Bush is always easily confused and fooled... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 3/24/2004 11:35:57 PM
  - I'm hoping someone is cautious about Plutonium in the atmosphere. - Bowser - 3/24/2004 9:26:14 PM
    - Cassini's RTGs were well designed - Gary - 3/25/2004 5:09:32 PM
      - Bear in mind that "highly qualified NASA engineers" also told us... - alcaray - 3/25/2004 6:54:40 PM
    - Very exaggerated danger... - Adam - 3/24/2004 10:57:15 PM
      - launch failure tests - Daniel - 3/25/2004 9:39:49 AM
      - Agreed. But you don't grow up knowing that. - alcaray - 3/24/2004 11:32:54 PM
  - If hearing something that makes you want to take another look at something... - alcaray - 3/24/2004 7:06:19 PM
- re: Some interesting history concerning the Cassini spacecraft - Chris Vancil - 3/24/2004 9:50:45 AM
- Damn it - Buck Galaxy - 3/24/2004 8:15:56 AM

Oppy's "Last Chance Rock" micropanorama - Robert - 3/25/2004 12:12:08 AM
- most impressive - great job (n/t) - Daniel - 3/25/2004 9:27:07 AM
- re: Oppy's "Last Chance Rock" micropanorama - Primal - 3/25/2004 3:34:08 AM
  - re: Oppy's "Last Chance Rock" micropanorama - Robert - 3/25/2004 6:17:28 AM

Great Mars Site: http://mars.systemsfirst.com - SAIDias - 3/24/2004 11:08:08 PM
- Nice site - Buck Galaxy - 3/25/2004 5:31:58 AM
  - - Right! .. or for that matter as fast as JPL's MER image gallery (n/t) - daniel - 3/25/2004 9:11:54 AM
- Some guidance. . . - Justin Kelly - 3/25/2004 12:41:17 AM
  - re: Geez, how does anyone make money in this industry?! (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/25/2004 2:35:14 AM

More articles about water on Mars than you can shake a moessbauer spectrometer at - Buck Galaxy - 3/25/2004 7:19:57 AM

Tonight - Raoul - 3/24/2004 8:22:54 PM
- Don't forget to look for Mercury below the Moon - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2004 12:56:55 AM
  - re: That was tuesday, during the NASA briefing (n/t) - Raoul - 3/25/2004 6:35:03 AM
- What, no pictures??? - Tony - 3/24/2004 9:07:48 PM
  - re: Wait... - Raoul - 3/24/2004 9:40:03 PM
    - re: Wait... - Delbert - 3/25/2004 5:00:53 AM

Waves and currents on Mars - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2004 6:51:12 AM
- Solar-tides. I'll show the simple calculations. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 3:06:13 PM
  - re: Orbital dynamics, planet rotation/axis affects climate changes. - Marcia - 3/24/2004 4:30:07 PM
    - re: Orbital dynamics, planet rotation/axis affects climate changes. - phil - 3/24/2004 7:02:05 PM
      - I'll settle for fossils of algae on Mars....I'm not expecting they'll find fossils of trilobites there. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 8:50:45 PM
- sand dunes - jms - 3/24/2004 2:44:05 PM
  - And lighter gravity should make for waves. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/24/2004 3:06:53 PM
- re: Waves and currents and rivers on Mars. Yes and why not? - Johannes - 3/24/2004 2:13:53 PM
- re: Waves and currents on Mars - Doug - 3/24/2004 2:00:11 PM
- Beats the hell out of me. - Bowser - 3/24/2004 1:47:35 PM
  - re: Beats the hell out of me. - bruced - 3/24/2004 9:37:21 PM
    - I was thinking more of smoke and ash. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 1:41:41 AM

Another Earth-Sized Planet in Our Solar System!? - Astro - 3/24/2004 1:21:34 AM
- re: Another Earth-Sized Planet in Our Solar System!? - gbaikie - 3/24/2004 2:48:01 AM
  - re: Another Earth-Sized Planet in Our Solar System!? - Astro - 3/24/2004 6:25:31 AM
    - Pseudo-science and road apples... - Adam - 3/24/2004 11:10:40 PM
    - Astronomy science works by comfirmatory observations [repeats], not by one dubious observation. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 2:47:15 PM
    - re: Another Earth-Sized Planet in Our Solar System!? - gbaikie - 3/24/2004 8:16:29 AM

Moon soil and ideas - Raoul - 3/24/2004 5:39:32 PM
- re: Moon soil and ideas - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 7:11:56 PM
  - re: Human ingenuity - Raoul - 3/24/2004 7:48:57 PM
    - What are you talking about???? Didn't you read my post??? - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 8:47:48 PM
      - re: Well..... - Raoul - 3/24/2004 9:57:06 PM

Aerobraking at Jupiter... - Adam - 3/23/2004 3:36:53 PM
- Gas giant aerocapture - Gary - 3/24/2004 5:27:44 AM
- Aerobraking does not work Jupiter - Gary - 3/23/2004 4:29:33 PM
  - Hey... you're right - Adam - 3/23/2004 11:02:42 PM
    - re: Hey... you're right - Larry J - 3/24/2004 7:23:48 PM
  - Not to mention the radiation. Jupiter is pretty hot. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/23/2004 6:26:35 PM

Could we be looking at a dry lakebed or flood plane? - RobVG - 3/24/2004 4:14:22 PM
- You're absolutely right RobVG. - jms - 3/24/2004 4:59:06 PM
  - Fair enough. - RobVG - 3/24/2004 5:52:15 PM
    - cheers! - jms - 3/24/2004 6:41:53 PM
      - Nice, informative exchange; it's why I read this BBS (n/t) - phil - 3/24/2004 6:58:15 PM

Deimos by night? - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2004 6:05:26 PM
- re: Deimos by night? - Primal - 3/24/2004 6:15:24 PM

Is the Aerospace Industry Ready for Mars . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/21/2004 8:22:03 PM
- re: Mars isn't the current destination. The Moon is. (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/22/2004 11:29:05 PM
  - re: Well . . . - D. Spires - 3/23/2004 10:12:43 PM
    - re: But no date has been set for a manned Mars mission, but 2014-2020 has been set for the moon - Success_Machine - 3/24/2004 5:17:52 PM
- re: Is the Aerospace Industry Ready for Mars . . . ? - Marcia - 3/22/2004 6:17:06 PM
- Bigger Nit - robert_d - 3/22/2004 2:32:43 AM
  - re: Bigger Nit - Chris Vancil - 3/22/2004 5:35:08 AM
- Is NASA ready for anything at all? - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2004 1:53:49 AM
  - Isn't a Hubble flight risky because of no backup Shuttle? - Bowser - 3/22/2004 5:13:10 PM
    - re: Planning - Raoul - 3/22/2004 5:34:17 PM
      - re: Planning - McFly - 3/22/2004 6:58:44 PM
  - Wow, that never even occured to me... - McFly - 3/22/2004 4:05:10 PM
  - It's either them...the Chinese...or no one at all. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/22/2004 2:16:29 PM
- sorry for being picky but - Delbert - 3/22/2004 12:07:06 AM

Shuttle assembly goof. - RobVG - 3/23/2004 6:17:51 PM
- Failure to learn from Murphy's Law - Larry J - 3/23/2004 7:10:12 PM
  - Smart designs - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2004 10:33:00 PM
    - re: Smart designs - Larry J - 3/23/2004 10:51:44 PM

Jeff Bell and the Legions of Doom (a rebutal?) - Chris Vancil - 3/22/2004 10:24:27 PM
- re: Jeff Bell and the Legions of Doom (a rebutal?) - Raoul - 3/23/2004 6:56:35 AM
  - re: Jeff Bell and the Legions of Doom (a rebuttal?) - Chris Vancil - 3/23/2004 8:08:43 AM
    - re: Jeff Bell and the Legions of Doom (a rebuttal?) - gbaikie - 3/23/2004 10:52:25 AM
      - re: Jeff Bell and the Legions of Doom (a rebuttal?) - Chris Vancil - 3/23/2004 5:55:54 PM
        
        re: Jeff Bell and the Legions of Doom (a rebuttal?) - gbaikie - 3/23/2004 8:11:22 PM

Mars announcement tomorrow? A vision! - Raoul - 3/22/2004 7:48:47 PM
- I'll be watching! - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2004 6:40:11 AM
- It'll probably be about cross bedding at the MER-B site - Gary - 3/22/2004 8:39:51 PM
  - Good catch! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2004 7:24:30 PM
  - There will be a sedimentologist at the news conference. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/23/2004 2:51:45 PM
  - re: I hope Spirit found 'something'. :) (n/t) - Marcia - 3/22/2004 10:33:51 PM
    - re: ... maybe Oppy. - Marcia - 3/22/2004 11:24:38 PM
      - re: CNN, this am (Miles O'Brien) said it has to do with a finding by Spirit. :) - Marcia - 3/23/2004 2:53:05 PM
- re: O'Keefe will be there. Must be important! (n/t) - Space Fanatic - 3/22/2004 8:01:25 PM
  - Correlating VIPs to Mars Discoveries: a short guide - dtb - 3/23/2004 2:01:54 AM
  - Perhaps they finally found carbonate deposits on Mars? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 3/22/2004 10:52:53 PM

Ok, here goes... RE: Opportunity images for Sol 57. - Marcia - 3/22/2004 11:58:28 PM
- Anthropomorphic Oppy: "Donuts of joy" - Robert - 3/23/2004 6:27:33 PM
- All right! Now let's haul ass for that crater! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2004 4:38:07 AM
- re: ... better image (good for a double take, lol). - Marcia - 3/23/2004 12:03:50 AM
  - Talk about featureless terrain - Gary - 3/23/2004 6:33:22 AM
    - re: Talk about featureless terrain - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2004 6:41:46 AM
  - Hip Hip Hooray! - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2004 1:10:40 AM
  - Oh yes...you can say it, Marcia...OPPY HAS LEFT THE NEST! - Robert - 3/23/2004 12:44:55 AM
    - re: Whew! Thanks, Robert... - Marcia - 3/23/2004 12:54:07 AM
    - Another view - Robert - 3/23/2004 12:47:54 AM

With all the good news coming from the MER rovers, realize that down time for the rovers is coming soon. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/23/2004 2:48:32 PM
- That brings up an interesting point for a future human mission to Mars - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2004 5:18:16 PM
  - Agreed - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2004 5:45:35 PM

China Announces Plan for 2012 Lunar Rover - Justin Kelly - 3/23/2004 3:19:50 AM
- Sample return. - Bowser - 3/23/2004 3:51:32 AM
  - Zip - Gary - 3/23/2004 4:42:02 PM
    - That depends on where they go on Luna - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2004 5:23:24 PM
      - Tsiolkovsky crater is interesting but hard to do (like the poles). (n/t) - Gary - 3/23/2004 5:26:23 PM

Question for Professional Astronomer - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 3:16:19 PM

We've come a long way, baby! - Nathan Koren - 3/22/2004 8:02:03 PM
- Good catch! - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2004 4:48:43 AM
  - My first impression too. I'm reasonable sure that's the parachute. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2004 7:35:30 AM
    - re: Hm. You guys might be right... - Nathan Koren - 3/23/2004 8:53:00 AM
      - Are you guys hinting that you are lost...on two different worlds....at the same time? ;-) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/23/2004 2:57:40 PM

An AMAZING find on Mars : ] - Hans - 3/23/2004 6:30:47 AM
- re: An AMAZING find on Mars : ] - Peersa for the State - 3/23/2004 7:06:37 AM
  - Martians have gizmo to shrink things- it's all hush, hush, of course:) (n/t) - gbaikie - 3/23/2004 9:47:53 AM

Sounds like Opportunity is finally going to haul its butt out of that crater... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/22/2004 6:56:20 AM
- It tried and couldn't make it - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2004 7:19:04 AM
  - I was affraid that might happen. - Lee - 3/23/2004 6:37:09 AM
  - Poor little guy - Robert - 3/22/2004 4:11:31 PM
  - That's interesting. - Bowser - 3/22/2004 3:56:12 PM
  - Oh no!!...And there's no towtruck for....80 million miles. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/22/2004 2:13:03 PM
    - NASA needs to 1st test these puppies in some Earthbound hellhole...say, like Canada (n/t) - phil - 3/22/2004 6:05:08 PM
      - re: The Trans-Canada Highway Has Enough Potholes to Test Any Mars Rover - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 1:28:35 AM
        
        re: And lots of debris to investigate, blown tires, unidentifiable twisted metal from 18 wheelers that hit a few too many potholes (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 1:32:47 AM
      - I would say "ditto"!...But my lips are frozen together. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/23/2004 12:30:32 AM
      - re: Hey! Tweak it out, don't destroy it. (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/23/2004 12:25:47 AM
  - re: Zigzag path? Might just tip over though (n/t) - Success_Machine - 3/22/2004 1:55:51 PM

Re: Mystery material in the Bonneville crater. - Robert Clark - 3/23/2004 2:05:29 AM

Strong criticism - Raoul - 3/22/2004 5:08:20 PM
- A way to salvage the ISS - Gary - 3/22/2004 7:07:51 PM
  - re: A way to salvage the ISS - Larry J - 3/22/2004 8:24:25 PM
    - re: The thing about the Moon - Raoul - 3/22/2004 8:51:07 PM
      - re: The thing about the Moon - gbaikie - 3/23/2004 1:47:20 AM
  - re: Time - Raoul - 3/22/2004 8:03:23 PM
- re: Strong criticism - Bowser - 3/22/2004 5:22:52 PM

Just discovered: The Official True Color of Mars - Robert - 3/21/2004 5:06:41 AM
- Would someone tell me again... - RobVG - 3/22/2004 3:51:13 PM
  - re: Would someone tell me again... - Robert - 3/22/2004 6:19:44 PM
    - Thanks Robert. (n/t) - RobVG - 3/22/2004 6:31:05 PM
- re: Just discovered: The Official True Color of Mars - Doug - 3/22/2004 10:04:35 AM
  - re: Just discovered: The Official True Color of Mars - Johannes - 3/22/2004 5:43:53 PM
  - Once more into the breach - Robert - 3/22/2004 5:11:22 PM
    - re: Once more into the breach - Doug - 3/22/2004 5:37:14 PM
      - You tell 'em, Doug! Go get 'em, Boy! - Davin L. - 3/22/2004 6:22:45 PM
      - This is getting ridiculous - Robert - 3/22/2004 6:04:28 PM
      - re: Once more into the breach - Robert Clark - 3/22/2004 5:46:04 PM
- re: The Official True Color - Fox - 3/22/2004 4:03:17 AM
  - *grin* - Fox - 3/22/2004 6:17:51 AM
  - Good point - Robert - 3/22/2004 4:24:07 AM
- Well done. Now will the water in the canals be blue or green? - Bowser - 3/22/2004 3:09:30 AM
  - NASA hasn't decided yet (n/t) - Robert - 3/22/2004 4:02:52 AM
- re: Just discovered: The Official True Color of Mars - Doug - 3/21/2004 11:00:07 PM
  - re: Just discovered: The Official True Color of Mars - Robert Clark - 3/22/2004 6:10:24 PM
    - Interesting test case - Robert - 3/23/2004 12:33:21 AM
  - Excrement occurs - Robert - 3/21/2004 11:55:07 PM
    - The point - Fox - 3/22/2004 3:46:50 AM
      - re: The point - Robert - 3/22/2004 4:00:23 AM
- "you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" - jms - 3/21/2004 9:51:46 PM
  - How about the "R. Gee Bees"? - Robert - 3/21/2004 10:40:52 PM
    - back-up singers: the Infrareds. - jms - 3/22/2004 12:07:09 AM
      - Very cool! (n/t) - Robert - 3/22/2004 4:01:59 AM
- re: Robert Robert Robert... - BRFelix - 3/21/2004 5:27:52 PM
  - The banal truth - Robert - 3/21/2004 6:19:07 PM
- Robert, once again excellent work. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 3/21/2004 3:51:09 PM

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