re: I don't see Mars as a good platform for telescopes for similar reasons to the Moon.

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gbaikie — 12/22/2006 1:43:04 AM (archived)

But Mars has less gravity and less atmosphere than Earth, so there is no reason there won't be telescopes on Mars. Unless we never actually open the space frontier or it's thousand years from now, when no one is interested in making telescopes, and the people going are crazy thugs looking for a place to store their pirate treasure.

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Does the lunar surface still offer value as a site for astronomical observatories? - LJK - 12/19/2006 10:24:54 PM
- re: Does the lunar surface still offer value as a site for astronomical observatories? - gbaikie - 12/20/2006 3:10:27 AM
- re: Does the lunar surface still offer value as a site for astronomical observatories? - ER - 12/20/2006 12:58:05 AM
- Depends on what you want to look at (n/t) - E.P. - 12/19/2006 11:21:03 PM
  - re: If you read the article it would seem it doesn't depend on what you are looking at. A lunar bases system is a waste of time and money. (n/t) - Chris Vancil still in AZ - 12/20/2006 2:54:51 AM
    - Sorry, but words "Darwin Prize" keep on coming to mind (n/t) - E.P. - 12/20/2006 4:15:15 PM
      - re: BTW, nobody is arguing NEO detection is a waste of time and money only lunar based systems are a waste of time and money. We can do the job better in space and on Earth. (n/t) - Chris Vancil in AZ - 12/20/2006 5:01:49 PM
        
        No we can't - E.P. - 12/21/2006 1:11:50 AM
        
        re: Nope Ed that is not what they said... - Chris Vancil in AZ - 12/21/2006 4:07:17 AM
      - re: Don't be sorry, Ed. It's better than you swearing anytime someone questions your reality. (n/t) - Chris Vancil in AZ - 12/20/2006 4:59:29 PM
    - How about a Mars base with this simple idea as part of a small habitable area in one of the many deep canyons? - lance - 12/20/2006 3:50:58 AM
      - re: I don't see Mars as a good platform for telescopes for similar reasons to the Moon. (n/t) - Chris Vancil in AZ - 12/20/2006 4:54:35 AM
        
        re: I don't see Mars as a good platform for telescopes for similar reasons to the Moon. - gbaikie - 12/22/2006 1:43:04 AM

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