NASA releases the most spectacular picture of Mars ever taken.

[God]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...anorama-captured-NASAs-Opportunity-Rover.html

 

[ZooCool]

[h=1]Mars monument 'proof of life'[/h]

The rectangular structure — measuring five metres across — was photographed by a super high resolution camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.The giant monolith juts out of the planet's surface casting a huge shadow below.​

 

[L._s.]

Neat stuff. It is hard to grasp the scale of the area as the robot appears to have captured part of itself in the photographs.

I also wonder what resources / minerals are in the soil that can be used here on earth.

 

[TINY]

Cool shots. Now we need naked pictures of female aliens.

 

[Cardinal Fang]

Very Cool!

You can see where the Rover was doing donuts.

 

[Transient]

Very Cool!

You can see where the Rover was doing donuts.

NASA making crop...err...dirt circles. Payback's a bitch, Martians!

 

[Jesus Quintana]

I prefer Disney's photos of Mars:

 

[BEER]

I prefer Disney's photos of Mars:

I'll hit.

 

[Admiral]

Could be a fake one like the one they landed on Mars.





Another kidding one.

 

[HOF]

I prefer Disney's photos of Mars:

You should have shopped your face into the picture as bosom level.

 

[Jesus Quintana]

You should have shopped your face into the picture as bosom level.

Buddy, why do you think they are holding up the back of her dress?
I'm chowing down on her butt.....

 

[tboy]

Neat stuff. It is hard to grasp the scale of the area as the robot appears to have captured part of itself in the photographs.

I also wonder what resources / minerals are in the soil that can be used here on earth.

since one of the issues with manned space flights to mars is the fact that it is impossible to carry enough fuel to return the mission home, i doubt that anything will be brought back here. The key is is there materials there that can be used to create structures or make fuel for the return flight....if not, they'll never go......(unless they develope some sort of warp drive like on star trek where no fuel is burned to provide thrust....)

 

[Chucky]

since one of the issues with manned space flights to mars is the fact that it is impossible to carry enough fuel to return the mission home, i doubt that anything will be brought back here.

You are correct there.

 

[Guru]

Nasa scientists are baffled as to what - or maybe even who? - created this unusual hole on the surface of Mars.The hole was discovered by chance on images of the dusty slopes of the Red Planet's Pavonis Mons volcano.

The interior shadow angle indicates that the underlying cavern is roughly 20 meters deep.Why there is a circular crater surrounding this hole remains a topic of speculation, as is the full extent of the underlying cavern.

Holes such as this are of particular interest because their interior caves are relatively protected from the harsh surface of Mars, making them relatively good candidates to contain Martian life.

These pits are therefore prime targets for possible future spacecraft, robots, and even human interplanetary explorers. The images were taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars.​

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...ng-underground-cavern-surface-Red-Planet.html

​

​

​