Mars Rovers Caught in Severe Dust Storm

[harbingers_kiss]

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/20jul_duststorm.htm?list998437

July 20, 2007: Having explored Mars for three-and-a-half years in what were missions originally designed for three months, NASA's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are facing perhaps their biggest challenge.

For nearly a month, a series of severe Martian summer dust storms has affected the rover Opportunity and, to a lesser extent, its twin, Spirit. The dust in the Martian atmosphere over Opportunity has blocked 99 percent of direct sunlight to the rover, leaving only the limited diffuse sky light to power it. Scientists fear the storms might continue for several days, if not weeks. "We're rooting for our rovers to survive these storms, but they were never designed for conditions this intense," says Alan Stern, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

The animated global map of Mars, below, shows how the opacity of the Martian atmosphere has increased since late June. Blue areas denote clear air, red areas are thick with dust:

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/20jul_duststorm.htm?list998437

[phoenixchilde]

Very interesting. I'm no expert in space exploration, but I've never heard of any storms like this before on Mars. If there's anything there that doesn't want us to find it, this would be a good inconspicuous way to stop the rovers from finding it.

[harbingers_kiss]

The storms are legit. Mars is experiencing global warming as is the earth and the rest of the planets. The storms are a result. Storms and volcanic activity are increasing throughout the solar system. The powers that be are doing everything they can to hide this fact, hence why Gore made his BS movie.

[phoenixchilde]

The storms are legit. Mars is experiencing global warming as is the earth and the rest of the planets. The storms are a result. Storms and volcanic activity are increasing throughout the solar system. The powers that be are doing everything they can to hide this fact, hence why Gore made his BS movie.

Ok, you've got an astrophysics degree that makes you capable of determining that the storms are completely natural?

I don't know what you mean by the powers that be are hiding the fact that global warming is happening on other planets. Last time I checked, they're trying to tell us that global warming isn't happening here. Dubya's right at the forefront of global warming deniers. Why are you agree with him?

[lumukanda]

i've seen and read a few things about mars storms (admittedly from 'official sources'), but from what i can gather, mars does get some pretty mad storms as a matter of course, but i'm no expert.

[harbingers_kiss]

No, but there are people with astrophysics degrees all over the net who are reporting what I have just said, not to mention amateur astronomers who are taking snapshots and putting it on the web. Whip out that search engine.

How would I have worded that ? Hmm "Harbinger, can you please tell me where you got that info ? I'd like to check it out."

Sorry, it's been a very very bad day for me emotionally.

But you are right, I can't say there is not some alien presence exacerbating the condition or making our instruments read falsly, or simply zapping every person with a high powered telescope and making them believe they are seeing what is not there.

Well, if I were the powers that be, I would be smart and make it seem like my many arms were of different factions. One saying "anthropogenic greenhouse gasses" and the other saying "global warming does not exist". To control a thing, you must control all aspects of a thing. This is why the masses are so easily duped. They can't think more than a step ahead.