by
Mitch Battros (ECTV)
 Well
that didn't take long. The Mars Exploration Rover (or MER), which
is actually two vehicles that are designed to study the Martian
environment, is scheduled for launch about a year from now
in 2003. The two rovers are targeted to land on two separate parts
of Mars in early 2004.
Dr. Peter H.
Smith, a scientist at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary
Laboratory in Tucson, whose IMP camera was perhaps the most publicly
notable success story in the Mars Pathfinder mission several years
ago. Dr. Smith is one of more than two dozen scientists who will
participate on the next NASA mission to Mars. Smith states "dust
is the defining feature of the atmosphere, much like water and
the hydrological cycle is the major force in Earth's atmosphere.
Like water on Earth, dust is the major force eroding the surface
of Mars."
Smith along
with other scientists will be looking at the dust cycle on Mars.
"Not much is known about the dust on Mars," Smith said. "We'll
be looking at how dust piles up on surfaces, how it accumulates
and how it gets off of surfaces." Gee, Dr. Smith, can you say
"asteroid hit".
It was just
one year ago, June 6th 2001, we witnessed the largest dust storm
ever recorded on Mars. It circled the entire planet. Scientist
have come forward such as Dr. Tom VanFlandren, former director
of the US Naval Observatory and current contractor with NASA,
stating "it could have only been done by an asteroid hit".
NASA officials
say the MER mission science objectives include: (1) study rocks
and soils for clues to past water activity; (2)
investigate landing sites that have a high probability of containing
evidence of the action of liquid water; (3) determine the
distribution and composition of minerals, rocks and soils surrounding
the landing sites; (4) determine the nature of local surface
geologic processes; (5) calibrate and validate data from orbiting
missions at each landing site; and (6) study the geologic
processes for clues about the environmental conditions that existed
when liquid water was present, and whether those
environments were conducive for life. (7) say hello to my long
lost ancestors. (just kidding. or am I).
Scientist
Further Confirm ECTV's Equation:
In an article
released today, scientists from Stanford University and Lockheed
Martin Laboratories affirm the need and probability of predicting
solar activity. Stanford physicists Alexander G. Kosovichev is
quoted as saying " (Solar) Flares, coronal mass ejections and
other solar activity can disable satellites and wreak havoc on
Earth - producing widespread power outages and interrupting vital
radio communications. Therefore, predicting when solar activity
will occur is a major objective for researchers." Other
scientist involved in a study of the sun's magnetic pole reversals
is Dr. Phillip H. Scherre of Stanford University, J. R. Lemen
and G. L. Slater of the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics
Laboratory in Palo Alto, Calif.
Equation:
Sunspots => Solar Flares => Magnetic Shift => Shifting Ocean
and Jet Stream Currents => Extreme Weather
and Human Disruption (mitch battros)
Earlier studies
showed polarity reversal occurs at the middle of the 11-year cycle
- a period known as the ``solar maximum,`` when the number of
sunspots are at their peak. Scientists believe that sunspots -
which are often accompanied by solar flares and explosions - result
when pent-up magnetic fields generated in the dynamo finally break
through the surface.
Dr. Elena E.
Benevolenskaya, a physical science research associate at Stanford`s
Experimental Physics Laboratory made the following 'Mysterious
Cycle' observation; " The (solar) loops only appeared when there
were bursts of sunspot activity, which came every 12 to 18 months
during the rising phase of the 11-year cycle. This strange 12-
to 18-month cycle could have its origins in the solar dynamo inside
the Sun. Two years ago, Stanford researchers discovered that two
parallel layers of gas deep beneath the surface were mysteriously
speeding up and slowing down every 12 to 16 months. Researchers
suspect that these rotating gas layers are part of the solar dynamo
that generates the Suns awesome magnetic fields." Hmm, mysterious
indeed!
Today's
interview with Dr. Gary Sharp:
It was as exciting
and informative as I could have ever expected. It appears there
are several scientist who are tired of the commercialism of scientific
research. The stories he told of how "El Nino" and "La Nina" were
both funny and a bit scary. The scary part is how silly and weak
evidenced associated with this event. If you can imagine a bunch
of research scientist sitting around a table slapping each other
on the back saying something to the effect of "Ya, lets
tell them it's a predictable cycle related to equator ocean currents.
Hey, lets use the old peruvian tale of the birth of Christ. Can
we get our money now".
Yes, that's
right folks, El Nino, La Nina, and my favorite...La Cucaracha,
is nothing more than what is known as Southern Pacific Oscillation.
In other words, shifting ocean stream currents.
Now for some
affirming news; Dr. Gary Sharp, Climatologist and Senior Science
advisor to NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
stated the likely hood of today's fast escalating climate change
has very little to do with humans. "It is simply natural cycles
the Earth has seen many times." Dr. Sharp went even further saying,
" Mitch, this is validation to your published equation. The current
climate change is directly related to the Sun." Well thank
you! We went even further still to explore what is causing the
Sun to act out. It was exciting to explore the idea of what Dr.
Sharp describes as "unknown galactic energy, perhaps in the way
of plasma. There are energies flow out there we just don't understand".
Thought For
The Day
"What
the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a
butterfly. "
~Richard Bach
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