I saw this comment on the site Slashdot today, talking about the
Martian rover Curiosity. Thought I'd share:
"Some day the Sierra Club will be trying to protect areas of the
planet, to keep open and undeveloped. Trails will descend into Valles
Marineris and there will be campgrounds. No scorpions, no
rattlesnakes. A trail or two will ascend Olympus Mons and even in
daylight you will be able to see the brighter stars and
constellations. The hint for every martian Geocache will be *under a
pile of rocks*. It'll be a glorious place to wander. I'm seriously
envious of those who will enjoy all Mars has to offer, aside from just
another place for the human race to populate and industrialize.
Keep Mars Clean - Pack Your Trash
Red Planet Night Fighters"
Letterboxes on Mars?
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Started on 2012-08-17
Letterboxes on Mars?
From: S Checker (spam.sc@gmail.com) |
Date: 2012-08-17 21:33:53 UTC-04:00
Re: Letterboxes on Mars?
From: sileagle1 (sileagle@windstream.net) |
Date: 2012-08-18 12:46:50 UTC
Interesting to think about. I would think letterboxes would precede geocaches since they don't require GPS and the satellite system to make them work. For several years I thought about trying to place a box in the International Space Station, but I no longer have contacts at NASA or know any astronauts. But, now that the Shuttle no longer flies there, maybe I can find someone at Spacex. Hmmm ...
Silver Eagle
(who would have loved to be the first person on Mars)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, S Checker wrote:
>
> I saw this comment on the site Slashdot today, talking about the
> Martian rover Curiosity. Thought I'd share:
>
> "Some day the Sierra Club will be trying to protect areas of the
> planet, to keep open and undeveloped. Trails will descend into Valles
> Marineris and there will be campgrounds. No scorpions, no
> rattlesnakes. A trail or two will ascend Olympus Mons and even in
> daylight you will be able to see the brighter stars and
> constellations. The hint for every martian Geocache will be *under a
> pile of rocks*. It'll be a glorious place to wander. I'm seriously
> envious of those who will enjoy all Mars has to offer, aside from just
> another place for the human race to populate and industrialize.
>
> Keep Mars Clean - Pack Your Trash
> Red Planet Night Fighters"
>
Silver Eagle
(who would have loved to be the first person on Mars)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, S Checker
>
> I saw this comment on the site Slashdot today, talking about the
> Martian rover Curiosity. Thought I'd share:
>
> "Some day the Sierra Club will be trying to protect areas of the
> planet, to keep open and undeveloped. Trails will descend into Valles
> Marineris and there will be campgrounds. No scorpions, no
> rattlesnakes. A trail or two will ascend Olympus Mons and even in
> daylight you will be able to see the brighter stars and
> constellations. The hint for every martian Geocache will be *under a
> pile of rocks*. It'll be a glorious place to wander. I'm seriously
> envious of those who will enjoy all Mars has to offer, aside from just
> another place for the human race to populate and industrialize.
>
> Keep Mars Clean - Pack Your Trash
> Red Planet Night Fighters"
>