It’s been going on for years; how did those canals and gullies formed on the surface of Mars? Some scientists say it was water (the so called ‘Blue Mars’ model) or the ‘White Mars’ model (carbon dioxide deposits creating dry-ice landslides).
Mars is in reality a cold dry and dusty place. Colder than Antarctica and drier than the Sahara, it has less than 1% Earth’s atmospheric pressure, and 97% of that is suffocating CO2. The mean surface temperature on Mars is around -60 oC (hey, not the best place for a holiday but given the chance I’d go anytime).
With the help of Mars Odyssey orbiting around the red planet, another theory is proposed; melted snow - The melted water carves the Martian landscape, creating the gullies. (more…)
chris on February 22nd 2003 in Uncategorized
Wow! I now have 150 34SP points (something like 1 pound…) after I recommended 34SP to various people (thanks Craig!). So what do I do with these points? apparently I can ‘cash’ them in to 34SP and get extra diskspace or bandwidth. Come on, we need a lot more people with blogs so go and get yourself a domain and MovableType!
chris on February 21st 2003 in Uncategorized
Wisbar is a very cool desktop utility for Pocket PC PDA’s that amongst other things will give you a memory and battery meter right on the top of the screen (hint, hint, John!). And above all, it’s free!
chris on February 10th 2003 in Uncategorized
I’m back from my short break; it was all good fun and ultimately relaxing. I only got to do a little bit of stargazing as the weather turned bad on the 3rd day of our stay and continued to be cloudy until we left… oh well, the universe won’t be going anywhere in a hurry!
Now on something I’ve noticed - I was supposed to write quite a lot about Notes releated topics but I haven’t posted a single thing since the start of this blog. I’ve had a few ideas so keep an eye out for some Lotus Notes posts.
chris on February 5th 2003 in Uncategorized