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Paco
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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 Posted: 06/02/03 - 07:10 Post subject: Today's Weather on Mars: Foggy
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Explanation: Fogs of clouds and dust covered parts of southern Mars during last Martian winter. Giant volcanoes, such as Ascraeus Mons, the central circular feature near the top of the image, were surrounded by large water clouds. Slightly southwest, Pavonis Mons and Arisa Mons also peeked above their water clouds. The rough terrain below center is Labyrinthus Noctis, a maze of deep troughs running over 200 kilometers long. Directly south, a large white dust storm fogs Syria Planum, a large plateau. This image mosaic was taken by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft currently orbiting Mars. Soon, five more Earth-launched spacecraft should arrive at the Red Planet, named for the Roman god of war.
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Aluaeia
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Posted: 06/02/03 - 07:27 Post subject:
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Neat.
Too bad they're just sending more probes, where's the freakin MANNED MISSION?
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Tamrissa
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Joined: 29 Nov 2002
Posts: 7100
Location: at my computer
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Posted: 06/02/03 - 08:24 Post subject:
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much <3 for you paco
these are the most entertaining posts here, and i love the photos! anyway, thank you! please keep em comin! 
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Paco
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Posted: 06/02/03 - 08:42 Post subject:
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you bet 
i try not to use the grainy ones, or rendered pictures, as that's cheating
these high res pics rule tho..makes me wanna be an astronaut, hehe
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Paco
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Posted: 06/02/03 - 09:33 Post subject:
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and:
http://esa.capcave.com/esa/marsexpress/
On 2 June at 19:45 Central European Summer Time (CEST), 17.45 UT ESA’s Mars Express will be launched by a Soyuz launcher from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
Start of launch transmission 19:15 CEST (17:15 UT)
Mars Express has been designed to perform the most thorough exploration ever of the Red Planet, not only searching for water, but also understanding the 'behaviour' of the planet as a whole. In maybe the most ambitious aim of all, Mars Express is the only mission in more than 25 years that dares to search for life.
Mars Express will reach its target by the end of December 2003, after a trip of just over six months. Six days before injection into its final orbit, Mars Express will eject the lander, Beagle 2. The Mars Express orbiter will observe the planet and its atmosphere from a near-polar orbit, and will remain in operation for at least a whole Martian year (687 Earth days). Beagle 2 will land in an equatorial region that was probably flooded in the past, and where traces of life may have been preserved.
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Sasa
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Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/02/03 - 11:24 Post subject:
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I went to Kennedy Space Center recently and the projected date for a manned mission to mars is hopeful 2025.
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Paco
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Posted: 06/02/03 - 11:36 Post subject:
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where you been sasa? you need to get on voice chat tonite!
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