This Week on Mars
Red Planet Blue Planet
“NASA scientrst have determined that a primitive ocean on Mars once held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean and that the red planet has lost 87 percent of that water to space.”
Everyone on Mars by Larry Buttrose, Launch Party Sydney 31 July 2024
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Speech by author and urban activist Elizabeth Farrelly launching Everyone on Mars by Larry Buttrose in Sydney, 31 July 2024
“Larry is part Ovid, part Cassandra; Raymond Carver meets Murakami meets David Suzuki.
It’s a vivid and touching book. Buy it. Read it. You’ll love it.”
The Weather Report
The forecast for Mars? Chilly, with a strong chance of a blue sunset. https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/weather/
How we could live on Mars
https://theconversation.com/for-all-mankinds-happy-valley-why-a-martian-city-could-well-extend-below-the-surface-221033
THE LITTLE HELICOPTER ON MARS
As the Ingenuity ends its mission on Mars, NASA has released a video about the helicopter and what it's accomplished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Y3rtH_WUg
Walking Across Mars
https://www.businesstoday.in/visualstories/news/exploring-mars-on-foot-how-long-would-it-take-to-run-one-full-circle-114383-19-03-2024
Maggie on Mars – brilliant animation
https://www.space.com/mars-plane-maggie-methane-mystery
A City on Mars
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kelly-weinersmith-life-on-mars-elon-musk/103519898 Interesting interview by Richard Fidler on the complexities of colonising Mars.
Earth vs Mars, the matchup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxD7iYQHdqo&t=322s