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The Night Sky and Milky Way on Mars (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 OP
cool! NoMoreWarNow Jul 2012 #1
This picture must have been taken at night on Mars flyingfysh Jul 2012 #4
Maybe-- seems like they could have gotten the stars if they pointed up NoMoreWarNow Jul 2012 #12
I'd like to set up a homestead under one of those hills. malthaussen Jul 2012 #2
There is water! jimlup Jul 2012 #3
So you're saying VWolf Jul 2012 #5
No, we just need a shovel and a heater, or a drill bananas Jul 2012 #10
Where I live, I'm lucky to see a 2nd magnitude star. Seems stores and home owners make.. BlueJazz Jul 2012 #6
Must be unbelievable n2doc Jul 2012 #7
...with a thin atmosphere.... lastlib Jul 2012 #8
Under the hurtling twin moons of Mars.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #9
Interesting photograph.... xocet Jul 2012 #11
Do you have a source for that? joshcryer Jul 2012 #13
This was posted on a blog, and to infer from context, is faked. eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #14
Thank you for the information.... n/t xocet Jul 2012 #15

flyingfysh

(1,990 posts)
4. This picture must have been taken at night on Mars
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:20 AM
Jul 2012

The Apollo astronauts were never on the moon during a lunar night, they were always there during lunar daytime. The sunlight reflecting off the soil and rocks would have been much brighter than the visible stars.

 

NoMoreWarNow

(1,259 posts)
12. Maybe-- seems like they could have gotten the stars if they pointed up
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 05:05 PM
Jul 2012

and had the right light settings.

Further, why couldn't an unmanned probe get sky shots from the moon?

bananas

(27,509 posts)
10. No, we just need a shovel and a heater, or a drill
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:35 PM
Jul 2012

A lot of Mars surface is frozen mud, and deeper underground it's liquid water.

Furthermore, we know that much of that water remains on that planet today as ice or frozen mud, with the soil of continent-sized regions of the planet assessed as being more than 60% water by weight. Not only that, scientists have discovered that Mars has liquid water, not on the surface, but underground, where geothermal heating has warmed it to create environments capable of providing a home for life on Mars today.

<snip>

We have found places where water flowed out of the underground water table and down the slopes of craters within the past 10 years. Indeed, we have detected methane emissions characteristic of subterranean microbial life emerging from vents in the Martian surface. These are either the signatures of Martian life or the proof of subsurface hydrothermal environments fully suitable for life.

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-29/opinion/zubrin.mars_1_martian-life-martian-surface-red-planet


 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
6. Where I live, I'm lucky to see a 2nd magnitude star. Seems stores and home owners make..
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 10:04 AM
Jul 2012

....sure the sky is a white mess.

eppur_se_muova

(36,222 posts)
14. This was posted on a blog, and to infer from context, is faked.
Tue Jul 10, 2012, 02:56 AM
Jul 2012

Apparently Squyres has expessed a desire to try a night photo:

SM: I'm trying to talk people into taking a picture of the Milky Way. It's likely too faint, but maybe I can figure something out. That would be glorious.

Which led to this remark ...

When I read what Scott wrote about wanting to photograph the Milky Way from Mars, I thought I should do something abiout it, so here Scott…


http://roadtoendeavour.wordpress.com/ (way down -- use Find on "Milky&quot .




This has apparently never been released as an official photo by NASA, which I think it would be if authentic.

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