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1 post published by lobotero on February 3, 2024

Mars continues to fascinate us. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a striking image of Noctis Labyrinthus, an extensive network of canyons located between the...

AH finally the weekend begins and we can all take a much needed rest.....and turn my analytical brain down a notch. National news.....Taylor Swift did something....Tesla cars recalled.... News on the home front....Sue had her appointment in Houston with the cancer doctor and good news is the tumor is smaller....bad news she must go through…

On Mars, there exists a region known as Noctis Labyrinthus or “labyrinth of night”. It lies on the western edge of a system of canyons referred to as Valles Marineris, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

Mars - Spacecraft, Exploration, Missions: Since the beginning of the space age, Mars has been a focus of planetary exploration for three main reasons: (1) it is the most Earth-like of the planets; (2) other than Earth, it is the planet most likely to have developed indigenous life; and (3) it will probably be the first extraterrestrial planet to be visited by humans. Between 1960 and 1980 the exploration of Mars was a major objective of both the U.S. and Soviet space programs. U.S. spacecraft successfully flew by Mars (Mariners 4, 6, and 7), orbited the planet (Mariner 9 and Vikings 1 and 2), ...