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| Watsisname | Date: Saturday, 19.11.2016, 05:08 | Message # 3361 |
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| Quote Destructor1701 (  ) It's so deep that the atmosphere is appreciably thicker down there. Gives you more aerobraking margin and makes things like liquid water a little easier to handle in ambient pressure (not much, though).
True, it does get down to about -5000m elevation there. SpaceX suggests a site must be below about -3000m for optimal entry and landing. But Valles Marineris is also a fairly confined area, and most of it is incredibly rugged. Not a really good place to try to land or set up a base to explore from. You can find larger and deeper places with better terrain for safer prospects for landing. If deepness and safety alone were important, then Hellas would be a better choice, such as around Telas crater (-6500m) and Badwater (-7500m).
Another factor is that both Valles Marineris and Hellas are fairly dry according to orbital surveys. That's not necessarily a deal breaker since it could be possible to extract some water out of the atmosphere, but a better option may be to set up base in a region with proven high water abundance and near-surface ice. This would suggest sites in the northern plains (which are also fairly low, anywhere from -3500 to -5000 meters).
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| spacer | Date: Saturday, 19.11.2016, 19:52 | Message # 3362 |
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| finally back from class trip of 4 days. we traveled in the south in desert area and climbed some mountain of 400m height
gonna post pics soon 
"we began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still"
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| Hornblower | Date: Wednesday, 23.11.2016, 01:30 | Message # 3363 |
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So what are you guys thankful for?
Edited by Hornblower - Wednesday, 23.11.2016, 01:30 |
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Wednesday, 23.11.2016, 03:08 | Message # 3364 |
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| Just being alive at the time I am alive really, what else is there to be more thankful for. You get a brief blip of existence before you go back to being nothing, at least its at a time with the internet.
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| Watsisname | Date: Wednesday, 23.11.2016, 07:27 | Message # 3365 |
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| I second that sentiment. Thankful for this crazy thing called existence on this awesome planet.
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| Hornblower | Date: Wednesday, 23.11.2016, 11:46 | Message # 3366 |
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| Just realized, I asked the question, but never gave my answer. I am thankful for this awesome community where it could be considered that we are all friends and support each other (and with people from many different parts of the world). There aren't many communities like that. 
Edited by Hornblower - Wednesday, 23.11.2016, 11:50 |
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| spacer | Date: Thursday, 24.11.2016, 15:54 | Message # 3367 |
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| i never seen venus so bright. can someone relate?
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Thursday, 24.11.2016, 20:28 | Message # 3368 |
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| Here is a funny story about Amazon.
Earlier this week I ordered a new mouse and a new keyboard. The keyboard is currently delayed due to some shipping problems. I received the mouse a day ago and it has not been opened. Today I check Amazon and the mouse is discounted by 50%, so I tried going through support twice to get a partial refund. Amazon told me they don't do that or price match themselves.
Here is the funny bit and the part that should bother people. All electronic goods on Amazon have a 30 day return window, guaranteed from the date of arrival at your door. This means I can return the mouse any time within the next 30 days.
There is a refund trick you can use to save on situations such as this. When you put in a refund just say improper item description and you get a full refund with free shipping and tax money returned. I bought the mouse again for $35, and put in for refund of the same mouse at $74.19. I get $40 back so Amazon can send me the same mouse, not open it, then slap a return label on it.
So much for Amazon claiming they care about climate change.
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| Hornblower | Date: Thursday, 24.11.2016, 21:57 | Message # 3369 |
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| Thanksgiving on the ISS!
They even have a projector for American football!
Edited by Hornblower - Thursday, 24.11.2016, 22:09 |
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| Watsisname | Date: Thursday, 24.11.2016, 22:22 | Message # 3370 |
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| Almost seems like a normal picture aside from the clementines floating away.
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| Hornblower | Date: Friday, 25.11.2016, 16:16 | Message # 3371 |
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| It's that time of year again...
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Friday, 25.11.2016, 17:41 | Message # 3372 |
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| Hornblower | Date: Friday, 25.11.2016, 18:39 | Message # 3373 |
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| First of all, a bazillion miles is non-existent. Second of all, the moon is a natural satellite of Earth. Lastly, there is nothing alive on the moon (as far as we know). That video made me (and probably most of you guys) really disappointing in humanity.
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| Mosfet | Date: Friday, 25.11.2016, 20:15 | Message # 3374 |
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| And that's why our extinction is inevitable.
"Time is illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."
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| Hornblower | Date: Friday, 25.11.2016, 20:30 | Message # 3375 |
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