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| SUMMER |
| 2004 |
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| LIKE ALL GOOD VACATIONS, WE TOOK LOTS OF FAMILY PORTRAITS AND SUNSET PICTURES |
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| AFTER CHECKING A BUNCH OF "LIFE ON MARS" WEB SITES. ONE THING BECAME CLEAR. THEY HAD ALL USED IMAGING ENHANCEMENT SOFTWARE TO MAKE THERE POINT. THIS PAGE IS THE RESULT OF TOO MUCH THINKING ABOUT LIFE ON MARS AND IMAGING ENHANCEMENTS. |
| SRISUDA'S TEAK WOOD DOOR BUSINESS WAS WIPE OUT BY A HUGE LAND SLIDE. SHE NOW WANTS TO SELL REAL ESTATE ON MARS |
| YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT, WHEN YOU ARE ASK TO BE A POSTER CHILD FOR A WEIGHT LOST PROGRAM! |
| GOLF WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED. HE HAD VISIONS OF A HOT ROMANCE WITH AN ALIEN |
| A WAS DECLARED PERSONA NON GRATA WHEN NASA PROCESSED THE RAW ROVER DATA |
| BOOBEE ENJOYED THE ROVER RACING CIRCUIT. IT SEEMS TWO WHEELS ARE FASTER THAN SIX |
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| MARS IS NAMED FOR THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR. ITS MOONS, PHOBOS AND DEIMOS ARE NAMED FOR THE HORSES THAT PULLED MAR'S CHARIOT |
| THE TRUE AUTHORITY FOR NAMING OUT-OF-THIS WORLD OBJECTS IS THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION. THEY DO HAVE SOME RULES. THAT GOES FOR NAMING THE FEATURES OF MARS. |
| LARGE CRATERS FOR EXAMPLE ARE NAMED FOR DEAD WRITERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MARS -- LIKE GALILEI CRATER NAMED FOR THE FAMOUS ASTRONOMER, OR RODDENBERRY CRATER NAMED FOR THE CREATOR OF STAR TREK |
| LARGE VALLEYS ON MARS ARE ALL NAMED "MARS" OR ELSE "STAR." BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN ENGLISH. THERE IS VALLE MA'ADIM. MA'ADIM IS HEBREW FOR MARS. AND VALLE DAO. IN THAI THE WORD FOR "STAR" IS "DAO." |
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| A BUNCH OF LUNAR STUFF |
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| THIS MOVIE EXPLAINS WHY MARS LOOKS SO EMPTY |
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| MARS LANDER LOCATIONS FROM A FRIENDS YAHOO GROUP CALLED "MARS REALITY" |
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