Bill Ferris wrote: > I just wanted to send out a short note about Mare Tyrrhenum, an albedo > feature which--as I interpret Mars Previewer II--occupies the region between Hellas > and Syrtis Major. Observing this morning (6 Aug., 9:15 UT) with the 10- inch > Starfinder at 388X, this area seemed lighter by comparison to the surrounding > regions. Anything going on, there? Bill, I don't see anything in the most recent images. Speaking of which, the "marsobserver" Yahoogroup is a great place for keeping up with the latest observations and images. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marsobservers/ As you might imagine, the number of members (currently ~800) is increasing rapidly in the past month. Tom -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.