Re: [asa] Martian ice caps

At 12:15 PM 9/11/2007, George L. Murphygmurphy@raex.com wrote:

>"...Seasonal effects on Mars are exacerbated in comparison with
>earth because of the fact that, while the inclination of Mar's axis
>is about the same as earth's, its orbital eccentricity is
>significantly greater (roughly 1/11 in comparison with 1/60). So
>briefly, care is needed in comparing the 2 planets. While Burgy's
>friend may be a good geologist, he/she may not be a knowledgeable
>areologist." ~ George

@ No kidding.

Pluto Sees Global Warming: MIT
<http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2002/pluto.html>http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2002/pluto.html

Global Warming on Jupiter: Hubble Telescope
<http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060504_red_jr.html>http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060504_red_jr.html

Neptune's Moon Getting Warmer: Hubble Telescope
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/120259.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/120259.stm

Mars Emerging from Ice Age: NASA
<http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_ice-age_031208.html>http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_ice-age_031208.html

~ Janice

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Received on Tue Sep 11 13:21:28 2007