Tag Archives: Mars

The Curious Chlorides of Mars

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Mars rovers have reported some reasonably good environments where microbes could have flourished. But they didn’t. Why not? Could it be the chlorides? Continue reading →

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Mudball Mars

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Someday when astronauts begin terraforming Mars to make it habitable for people, they won’t be troubled by dust so much as by mud. Continue reading →

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Praise for John Carter

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Never in any film until now, have I felt myself getting a little dewy eyed during a battle scene — but this movie got that reaction. Continue reading →

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