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03/20/2005 Entry: "The moon, bitches!"
The moon, bitches!
First, though, we're returning to the Moon.Why the Moon before Mars?
"The Moon is a natural first step," explains Philip Metzger, a physicist at NASA Kennedy Space Center. "It's nearby. We can practice living, working and doing science there before taking longer and riskier trips to Mars."
The Moon and Mars have a lot in common. The Moon has only one-sixth Earth's gravity; Mars has one-third. The Moon has no atmosphere; the Martian atmosphere is highly rarefied. The Moon can get very cold, as low as -240o C in shadows; Mars varies between -20o and -100o C.
That's right. The moon!
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I looked at the photo and for a split second thought:
Dave Chappelle.
Then, no it isn't.
Then, I thought, It is Chappelle. Oh, this is just a joke. But, it isn't Chappelle. So--sigh-- I guess it is all serious.
The moon, huh? That makes more sense than going to Mars. It doesn't make a lick of sense to go to the moon if it is just a precursor to Mars though.
There just isn't any need for Star Trekkin' when this planet is so screwed up.
Posted by YOIKS @ 03/21/2005 07:54 PM CST
