Mars - not a local topic

but darned cool...



As the son of a geologist, I've always had a thing for 'earth' sciences, and arguably, a mission to Mars qualifies :) though given the root words, areology might be the correct term (thanks to Kim Stanley Robinson for my access to that word).



So if local politics aren't your thing. Or if you want a cool change of pace. Peruse the NASA site for all the latest pictures and animations. And keep an eye on NOVA on PBS (Tues at 8pm on KSYS).