... A Dark Sand Dune on Mars . ... Credit Copyright: NASA / JPL - Caltech Explanation: What is that dark sand dune doing on Mars? NASA 's robotic rover Curiosity has been studying it to find out, making this the first-ever up-close investigation of an active sane dune on another world. Named Namib Dune , the dark sand mound stands about 4 meters tall and, along with the other Bagnold Dunes, is located on the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp . ... NASAs Curiosity Rover at Namib Dune (360 View) . ...

... 2016 January 19 . A Dark Sand Dune on Mars . Image Credit: NASA / JPL - Caltech . Explanation: What is that dark sand dune doing on Mars? NASA 's robotic rover Curiosity has been studying it to find out, making this the first-ever up-close investigation of an active sand dune on another world. Named Namib Dune , the dark sand mound stands about 4 meters tall and, along with the other Bagnold Dunes, is located on the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp . ... About APOD | ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Le 27 ao†Ёt, Mars ne d†йtr†‡nera toujours pas la Lune . ... Le fait que la plan†иte Mars apparaisse plus grosse que la Lune dans le ciel nocturne est un canular d†йj†а d†йsamorc†й en d†йtail sur le site de Ciel et Espace dans un article du 18 ao†Ёt 2009 . ... Etat du ciel...

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I was wondering what conditions should be met to have the "darkest" sky .. ... Upon the above publication of the Southern Galactic hemisphere, TunГ Tezel started seeking opportunities to create the Northern counterpart image. ... So, the initial quest of having the darkest possible sky have delivered us these two all-sky images of the two galactic hemispheres as seen from Planet Earth. Zoomable and 'full-screenable' fisheye view of the "darkest sky" Southern Galactic Hemisphere image. ...

home publications > mercury . ... Publications of the ASP (PASP) . ... Exploring Invisible Skies . ... One of the tools these students are using?a radio telescope?explores an invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, radio waves. ... From listening to music on the radio to talking on our cell phones, radio waves are the means used to get information across large distances. ... Radio waves also give us information about the Universe complementing information obtained at other wavelengths. ...

... Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy: Progress Report" . ... The VISTA Project: a review of its progress and lessons learned developing the current programme , McPherson, Emerson, Born & Sutherland, in Ground-based Telescopes, eds Oschmann & Tarenghi, Proc of SPIE, 5489, 638, 2004 . Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy: overview Emerson and Sutherland, in Survey and Other Telescope technologies and Discoveries, eds Tyson & Wolff, Proc of SPIE, 4836, 35, 2003 . ...

... Long-Term Observations of the Evolution of the Southern Seasonal Cap of Mars: Neutron Measurements by the HEND Instrument onboard the 2001 Mars Odyssey Spacecraft, M. L. Litvak, I. G. Mitrofanov, A. S. Kozyrev, A. B. Sanin, V. I. Tret’yakov, W. V. Boynton, D. Hamara, and S. Saunders, , Solar System Research, Issue 5, Vol 41, 385, 2007 . ... Comparison between polar regions of Mars from HEND/Odyssey data, Литвак М . ... Исследования Солнечной системы, 2003, т. 37, вып. 5, стр. 378-386. (on Russian) ....

... Alien Life . ... During a mission planned to last a Martian year (nearly two of our years) after landing , Curiosity will use its instruments to investigate whether this area of Mars has ever enjoyed conditions suitable for life , especially the presence of liquid water.Lower layers of Aeolis Mons could reveal there was once a lake within Gale Crater long ago.But this is just the beginning of what ... Methane Not Detected by Curiosity Rover Does Not Rule Out Life on Mars . ... Astronotes...

List of publications . ... Moscow University Press. 160 pp. ... Shevchenko V.V. A Lunar Base. Moscow. ... Shevchenko V.V., Chikmachev V.I. Lunar Base - a Project of XXI Century. ... Shevchenko V.V., Pugacheva S.G., Dehktereva K.I. Brightness Characteristics of the Infrared and Visible Radiation of the Lunar Surface. ... Problems of Complex Research of the Moon. ... Solar System Research. ... Baydal G.M., Sizentzev G.A., Sotnikov B.I., Shevchenko V.V. Lunar Base Infrastructure and Lunar Resources. ...

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... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... I will briefly discuss some aspects of why these classes of objects are interesting in the context of dark matter and galaxy formation. Keywords: Dark matter, low surface brightness galaxies, intergalactic clouds, groups of galaxies, galaxy formation. ...

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Our publications in 2007 year Pustilnik, S. A.; Tepliakova, A. L.; Kniazev, A. Y.; Burenkov, A. N.; SAO; Russia; SAAO; Africa, South . eprint arXiv:0712.4205, submitted to Astrophysical Bulletin (SAO) (12/2007) . Pustilnik, S. A.; Tepliakova, A. L.; Kniazev, A. Y. eprint arXiv:0712.4007, submitted to Astron.Lett (12/2007) . ... Kniazev, A. Y.; Pustilnik, S. A.; Zucker, D. B. eprint arXiv:0707.4285, submitted to MNRAS (07/2007) . ... eprint arXiv:0707.4288 (07/2007) . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Bad Astro Store . ... Slacker Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... When I was in high school, my favorite bumper sticker said "Ski Olympus Mons". ... Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system, and is located on a large elevated plain on Mars, called the Tharsis shield. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ... Subscribe to the Bad Astronomy Newsletter! Talk about Bad Astronomy on the BA Bulletin Board! ...

Phobos . Mars I . Phobos [FOH-bohs] (fear) is a moon of Mars and was named after an attendant of the Roman war god Mars. ... Phobos shows striated patterns which are probably cracks caused by the impact event of the largest crater on the moon. ... The striking feature in this image is the giant Stickney crater. ... Courtesy NASA) . ... Because Phobos is only 28 by 20 kilometers (17 by 12 miles), the moon must have been nearly shattered from the force of the impact that caused the giant crater. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . Forums: . ... Mars Party At The Planetarium Aug 27, 2003 . ... Post Message | ... Due to the overwhelming number of calls to the planetarium, last Wednesday when Mars reached it's closest to Earth we had a special public starparty outside the planetarium. ... Mars Party at the Planetarium Aug 27, 2003. ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... Research . ... NASA's "follow the water" philosophy has led me to study atmosphere-regolith interactions on Mars in search for locations and times where liquid water is available. ... Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater Mars. ... Rivera-Valentin, E. G. , Chevrier, V. F., 2015. ... Icarus , 253, 156-158. Lopez Garcia, E. J., Rivera-Valentin, E. G. , Schenk, P. M., Hammond, N. P., Barr, A. C., 2014. ... Icarus , 237, 419-421. ... Chevrier, V. F., Rivera-Valentin, E. G. , 2012. ...

Images and text 2003 Paul Valleli . While up at Stellafane for pre-convention preparations, I spent some early morning times, experimenting with different videography setups on the 13" F/10 Schupmann at the McGregor Observatory. ... Mars was too bright and would have required neutral density filters. ... Next time, I will try 12mm and 9mm projections. ... I aquired about ten thousand frames by 3AM, at which time a breeze picked up and the seeing went to Hellas! ... 2003 Paul Valleli . ...

... In SSAU Professor of the Giessen University Horst Loeb gave lectures, which introduced the . ... In SSAU Professor of the Giessen University Horst Loeb gave lectures, which introduced the concept of sending astronauts to Mars expedition, and also talked about the types of electric rocket engines and the theory of high-frequency ion engines. ... In Samara, Professor Loeb told about a new concept of the flight mission to Mars - on the basis of the use of nuclear electric rocket engines. ...