"Zooming in on a Martian Surprise"

Behind the Black ^ | April 19, 2018 | Robert Zimmerman

[Voption]

.... Above is a global map of Mars, showing its largest and well known geological features...smaller than Earth, its lack of oceans means that Mars’ actual dry surface has about the same square footage as the continents of Earth. It is a vast place. Getting a close look at every spot is going to take many decades of work, and probably won’t be finished until humans are actually walking its surface... ...let’s pick a spot to the west of Olympus Mons, the solar system’s largest volcano, and between Tharsis Montes, the string of only slightly smaller giant volcanoes to the east, and Alba Mons, a less distinct giant volcano to the north. The overview map to the right has zoomed in to those volcanoes, with a black cross indicating our target location...

[Slyfox]

I agree with the author.

I have seen the movie. I have no desire to go to Mars.

[SkyDancer]

Drive through southern AZ/NM - same difference.

[House Atreides]

Drive through southern AZ/NM - same difference.
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But you haven’t seen coyotes until you get a gander at the Martian ones!

[fieldmarshaldj]

What about the ones on Uranus ?

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[Hugin]

“Martian Surprise”—isn’t that something they serve in school cafeterias on Venus?

[Tijeras_Slim]

We have better lizards in NM.

[adorno]

its lack of oceans means no beach-front properties, and no beaches.

But, lot prices wlll be very cheap.

[Voption]

pivoting...

7 Minutes of Terror:
The Challenges of Getting to Mars
NASA/JPL June, 2012
https://youtu.be/Ki_Af_o9Q9s
(5:07)

“Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing, on the surface of Mars.”

[doug from upland]

Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise you kids. In fact, it’s cold as hell.

[SkyDancer]

No teefs ... nothing to chew on but rocks.

[Vehmgericht]

Yip yip yip yip ... uh-huh uh-huh

[Voption]

Excellent cultural-reference!

Mars Curiosity Descent
Ultra HD 30fps Smooth-Motion
August 6, 2012
https://youtu.be/Esj5juUzhpU
2:53

“Ultra-resolution, smooth-motion, detail-enhanced, color-corrected, interpolated from the original 4 frames per second to 30 frames per second. This video plays real-time at the speed that Curiosity descended to the surface of Mars.”
(wind sounds however, were added in post)

[Noumenon]

Usually served with Surprising Flavors Beef and Golden Shower Pork.

[Slyfox]

[Maceman]

What about the ones on Uranus ?

Ju don't talk about Myanus. Ju have a red spot on Ju-piter.

[Voption]

Excellent multiple-cultural reference!

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“Q-36 Immodium Space Modulator”
(Bugs prevents Marvin from blowing up the Earth)
“Hare-Way To The Stars.”
https://youtu.be/qu9gva2LZBw
1:38

[wally_bert]

As corny as the 79 miniseries was, I always liked this track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWZbP-dzJY

Martian Highway.

I’d wished it were a bit longer.

[Telepathic Intruder]

An interesting thing about Mars is that it's lop-sided. A huge asteroid hit one side creating the Hellas Basin, and caused the other side to bulge in the Tharsis region, where there are also giant volcanoes. The movie "Mission to Mars" sort of explains this as the reason Mars went dead, although it was most likely just the loss of its magnetic field.