 http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMOI5O2UXE_0.html
well, at 1:200 000 they are a bit hazy, but could be useful for the first Martian OM meet. No Good Pub Guide as yet though.
Oh... and you can happily pull up all your old 'ultra-heavy weight' outdoor gear as the gravity on Mars is about 1/3 of that on Earth... should make climbing the highest mountain in the Solar system, Olypmus Mons, a little less difficult despite being 27 000 m / 89 000 ft!
John
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Huh,
Us humans are arrogant eh?
We are already naming bits of another world!
;)
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That "chaos" area looks a bit like the Carmarthen Fans at the height of last summer!!
;))
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 Is there a Cicerone Guide to the "Bradbury's" yet?
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 Lets hope "Life on Mars" is as good as the last series!
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 Mars is like Matlock only redder, I gather...
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 The thing about Olympus Mons though, is...
Despite being 27,000m tall, it's about the size of the State of Arizona! You wouldn't really feel like you were going uphill, and it would take ages to get there. The view would be equally crap because all you would see is the base of the hill you are on.
I'll stick to Munro's for now ;o]
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 Maybe we should get Mad Jim to compile a clickable map of all the peaks on Mars. Now that would kill a computer!!!
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 Bloody hell, Kate! Are you still complaining about that!?
;]
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 I'm looking forward to watching Chris Townsend sleeping under a tarp on the first press trip ;-)
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Paddy's probably already got an anecdote about how he was chased from his pitch by a Martian Rover.
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Presumably the ideal camping food to take would be Smash. Would DEET give you adequate bug-eyed monster protection? I think you can work out the appropriate energy bars yourselves!
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Oot'n'aboot...
you say
"The view would be equally crap because all you would see is the base of the hill you are on."
Sounds to me like it would be worth seeing for that alone! Places like that on Earth include Uluru/Ayer's Rock and volcanic islands... and plenty of folk get kicks from scaling those ;)
Tony GS05,
we've been naming places outside of the Earth since we were able to grunt words. Think of all the lovely constellations and their imaginative names, plus the bits we could see in the Solar systems with telescopes. It might be arrogant, but it's both very human and I think inspiring.
If you are frustrated that you can't get to Mars yet, there are ways that you can have fun pretending as well as doing useful research into planetary science, human factors, public outreach & education. Several of my good friends have been out to Devon Island & the Mars Desert Research Station with the Mars Society.
http://www.marssociety.org
and the in the UK http://www.marssociety.org.uk
If you want to get involved, I could put you in touch with two 'crew members' from mission 56 (The Canadians!)...
John
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It's OK John, just note the ;)) with my last post, but having said that, if we ever do encounter little green men, I wonder if history will repeat itself, just like it did for the native Americans and Aboriginies?
I can picture it now, well into the future, an American tourist goes up to a Martian and asks, what did you call this place before Earth men arrived?
Answer, " Ours!"
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True enough John, but Ayers Rock, etc are not the size of Arizona! ;o)
It would be good to have a look down into the crater, right enough.
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 Don't be rude about Mars Tony, their's is probably the only international/interplanetary Rugby team Wales could beat at present.
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Are you attempting humour there Frum ??
(PS - only if the team consists of single cell amoebas!)
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 Sorry to disappoint Cunning Duncan, but I've no anecdotes to relate about Mars... yet!
I did rather fancy a holiday in the sun this year, but the thought of the 93,000,000 mile journey put me off.
Then I thought... the Mountains of the Moon... but no... as holiday destinations go there's no atmoshpere!
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Boom boom :)
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Besides that, I know that Paddy will be familiar with those pesky moon bugs, you know the ones - LUNARtics !
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