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Water On Mars and other Heavenly Delights

In 1938 Orson Welles scared the crap out of America when he broadcast H.G.Wells “War Of The Worlds”, sparking a mass panic of fearful proportions amongst the more superstitious and imaginative part of the American population.

People were driving around in their rickety old trucks with their shotguns and pitchforks just looking for a damn commie martian from the red planet to skewer in order to protect freedom and liberty for all (except the martians of course).

Soundtrack to the article ? ~ Kit Cotter performs “Omniverse” Omniverse.mp3

Although a bit smaller than earth, Mars has often been described as a twin to our beautiful blue planet and has inspired the imagination of science fiction writers and artists for more than a century. Continue Reading »

Mars Rover 360 Panorama – QTVR

Explore the red planet in this awesome high res 360 surround view.

Thanks to Panoramas.DK – Mars Page.

The 2 Mars Rovers — really mini science labs — arrived on the red planet in January of 2004. They were designed to last just 90 days in the dry dusty conditions but have stayed operational up until today. Beautiful technology that gives us a glimpse of a world we may well colonize one day.

Mars Rover: Opportunity

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