Mars
RIP Mars Phoenix Lander.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 | science, solar energy, space, technology | No Comments
NASA has finished listening for the Phoenix Mars Lander, reports Spaceflight Now in *this article*.
It comes due to the Martian Winter fast approaching, the solar panels are unable to keep the batteries charge…. and it is a little tricky to send someone to run a generator or change the batteries. 
In a sense it is sad to lose a spacecraft, but Phoenix had done what it was supposed to do, and was operational for 2 months longer than its original 3 months mission. Not bad at all. The Odyssey orbiter appears to continue functioning, so not all is over yet, even if we are unlikely to hear it for some time while Mars passes behind the Sun (from our perspective).
Ice on Mars ! Life on Mars ?
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 | astronomy, science, space | 2 Comments
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has detected large glaciers just under the surface of Mars.
This can be very interesting as water supply when (yes, I am optimistic) we send people to Mars – they do not have to bring large supplies of water. Could it be that – with care – the people going there can be self supporting with water supply ? Quite possible.
This is also a sign that Mars has had much more water than it has today. Maybe it even had an atmosphere dense enough to support life, more or less as we know it.
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