[geocentrism] Re: Exciting news
- From: Bernie Brauer <bbrauer777@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 15:31:37 -0700 (PDT)
"Phoenix is planned to land in the planet's water-ice-rich northern polar
region"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28spacecraft%29
When did they ever prove there was water on Mars??? bb
philip madsen <pma15027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
DIV { MARGIN: 0px } Phoenix set to land on Mars
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/13may_phoenix.htm?list117629
05.13.2008
May 13, 2008: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey
and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and
buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Sunday,
May 25th.
Phoenix will enter the top of the Martian atmosphere at almost 13,000 mph. In
seven minutes, the spacecraft must complete a challenging sequence of events to
slow to about 5 mph before its three legs reach the ground. Confirmation of the
landing could come as early as 7:53 p.m. EDT.
Right: An artist's concept of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander a moment before its
2008 touchdown on the arctic plains of Mars. Pulsed rocket engines control the
spacecraft's speed during the final seconds of descent. [Larger image]
"This is not a trip to grandma's house. Putting a spacecraft safely on Mars
is hard and risky," said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Science
Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Internationally, fewer
than half of all attempts to land on Mars have succeeded."
And what is happening on the Sun
ERUPTING PROMINENCE: Today, astronomers are monitoring an unusually active
prominence on the sun's eastern limb. Even veteran observers are impressed,
using words like "amazing" and "jaw-dropping" to describe the activity they
have seen. One onlooker described the fountain-like eruptions as "volcanic in
appearance." This beautiful activity may herald the approach of a new
sunspot--or it may be just a temporary upheaval, here today and gone tomorrow.
What happens next? Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.
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