No wonder life migrated to Earth a few billion years ago.
From: STARMANET [mailto:starmanet-bounces@starmanet.com] On Behalf Of Todd Andrews via STARMANET Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2018 1:26 PM To: Official SSI Discussion List Cc: Todd Andrews Subject: [SN] Meanwhile... on Mars, you wouldn't get a geology report, you'd get a weather report
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Dusty With a Chance of Dust
https://apod.nasa.gov/image/1806/DustStormJune2018_PIA22520_fig21024.jpg Dusty With a Chance of Dust It's storm season on Mars. https://links.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=xNaRbaaygwyhIGRjQSqZ2ZcYnZdmIiBWQNQIXGB0i0i-2BwL9J-2FrOAM2xrq9f0juGf6CpNBIT1h5tsOUgpJWgI-2Fg-3D-3D_Neqm7om1H-2FgeLejn0OktwG2w8P6kQkjfeuwTUKsRW7Av0KD9H1piGIdIAZSLaGeT7OQjuJb3bqcJH6m8S2YgKlAjkHorAcieT9LPzs4k8sn5AQRgzfs4YB9UaiQm53OyncCY1E1-2FaxlE65Cmu5S6jwwcNnsv15BJB1P1xG7pixigH6Nl-2FPf-2BvbNOnIwo85UB3KjstjkpCUm-2F4W1Aajk8dRZPhdJmzrnv6Zhl7qSgHDv2KjKkTh1hA266xQWr0-2FQFB-2BPH18mxuSxchcbqInBd93Ep1Vi6StEuIX32Qi6rg8s-3D Dusty with a chance of dust is the weather report for Gale crater as a recent planet-scale dust storm rages. On June 10 looking toward https://links.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=pIiidYA6H-2FL3PIZ-2BnxGGJ8Yq0898RFog-2BI27-2FvUKKl3YANcVFD0u5dZFtOfC1aM2Ha7xEGdgg2Ogh2rnbaMBkA-3D-3D_Neqm7om1H-2FgeLejn0OktwG2w8P6kQkjfeuwTUKsRW7Av0KD9H1piGIdIAZSLaGeT7OQjuJb3bqcJH6m8S2YgKlAjkHorAcieT9LPzs4k8sm9zJH4LZ7ODsrLq2W9N5LF3-2BbJq-2Bst-2FU2Rdx5y2Fta1pUAFGXeIFXsp9ZaUf2Id2Y6oMKEdtGSDGa5jTZZPt8Ts94lC-2FLoDLuPjYXXBtZFFMIewD0dGhj5MYkbAYJRvRWEM87SBd0Sh-2Byan4fBwyA7yHlCuoMK1MeDcE3iXl50zmiDMXWJ9pj2M8Eqxe-2BEqk4-3D the east-northeast crater rim, the Curiosity rover's Mastcam captured this image of its local conditions so far. Meanwhile over 2,000 kilometers away, the Opportunity rover ceased science operations as the storm grew thicker at its location on the west rim of Endeavour crater, and has stopped communicating, waiting out the storm for now. https://links.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=xNaRbaaygwyhIGRjQSqZ2Qe3cofvOjC4nvk4xBNNVpSK5jSox2HjaPbI1SFprWo16T8W5sifJoox6tWXmvPQQDwNiYeFxqlYhKPwNUA-2F3Jk-3D_Neqm7om1H-2FgeLejn0OktwG2w8P6kQkjfeuwTUKsRW7Av0KD9H1piGIdIAZSLaGeT7OQjuJb3bqcJH6m8S2YgKlAjkHorAcieT9LPzs4k8sl7O0MdPSaucHVOHwYzjsBj8HMPn4fkcK6-2FR2b-2FUAkCr262BUqSU34vDpMqMBxY-2BY9T8ep-2Bys4YEXBXH-2Fz8qzbC2EL05Mv9zmQpqtmqCTQuOLWlrw5n77YS8aLJapKE-2BQ3RGTxaSIh3ic6H0M2Pj-2FyWhcb0-2F8i1GhdsVd-2FNdScXlAIeSKz1hTftM2TxYuK-2FXfY-3D Curiosity is powered by https://links.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=xNaRbaaygwyhIGRjQSqZ2e6-2F9BMDd38-2Fw38PCGD47hemKV9fxiA0i3VmbrLfRSEbRGyg9Fdx1K8If87SidK-2Fxj9vxytPJWSSuGDSynVPrSlVdAq0nsh2AH6AzI9M3fEw_Neqm7om1H-2FgeLejn0OktwG2w8P6kQkjfeuwTUKsRW7Av0KD9H1piGIdIAZSLaGeT7OQjuJb3bqcJH6m8S2YgKlAjkHorAcieT9LPzs4k8skPc789tlBVN3VwNoNQIuhKjbkKFMZRTxZWaM9On-2FIC-2Bw6x7GYqhrTsc2iQ2-2BvzAbJ76v-2B2UmLe-2BXCSEHo6s8rUKLtVjAxFf2NChi0rkKgkTScCJzeNBluOfhNZ-2B-2BVznRPeiiABAlknVEZMnWFuzexDGyhw02Szplyh8FCWCAA7ExwyP9GZcQCcs-2BDTr0i5ezo-3D a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, but the smaller Opportunity rover uses solar panels to charge its batteries. For Opportunity, the increasingly severe lack of sunlight https://links.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=47Ma65zk15Dxq4ShPEq4x2ZFscoiJ1itnQZ-2FXyKUT05scBEq7NAsQp1Mrgn1S6pr2hs3xDdS0lK1cQZOL6Woml-2Bv-2FevsN3E-2BuORmGCDCYEA-3D_Neqm7om1H-2FgeLejn0OktwG2w8P6kQkjfeuwTUKsRW7Av0KD9H1piGIdIAZSLaGeT7OQjuJb3bqcJH6m8S2YgKlAjkHorAcieT9LPzs4k8smMYLLXfk8aRCa1DAqOBWBa-2Bhn54t8lXivkXOpPj930eiZAalFwgQZ5z7abdtZxf1afImrDW-2FPAYFdBt5o4tQuVVXYRtlASWvB-2FG5hsPsGpyY9OgdrwQrFw8baoCVmYTWUTdlOmWziXgu21YK3GAaWImUcdXqFbYpT9JEAj5OssBI2diCsUFQazkfhKVQo6tk8-3D has caused its batteries to run low.
June 16, 2018 via NASA https://ift.tt/2ybKDii