Now, we have two planets that seem to have roughly increasing temperatures over the last few years.
I'm trying to remember my basic astronomy, but planets in this solar system have one thing in common that affects their temperature.
I'm trying... I can't remember...
Oh yeah, it's the sun. Anyway, article here. Good stuff about Mars Global Surveyor in general, and the part that made me chuckle is
Confirms what I have pointed out from other Mars orbiter data in the past, and the simplicity of the obvious - IF something is heating up, look to the source of the heat first.
-dale
I'm trying to remember my basic astronomy, but planets in this solar system have one thing in common that affects their temperature.
I'm trying... I can't remember...
Oh yeah, it's the sun. Anyway, article here. Good stuff about Mars Global Surveyor in general, and the part that made me chuckle is
And for three Mars summers in a row, deposits of frozen carbon dioxide near Mars' south pole have shrunk from the previous year's size, suggesting a climate change in progress.
-dale
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