SPRING!!!

• by p.titchin

  The Sun rises again in the southern polar sky. 😃 .
  "In the Spring, the sunrise heralds changes on the Martian ice: In the Spring, a P4 classifier's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ----SUBLIMATION!. (with apologies to Tennyson) ~ Pete. 😉

  Posted July 6, 2016 10:04 AM

• by Kitharode moderator

  From the ridiculous to the ... erm ... whatsit ... subway ... no, substation ... Oh, you get the idea.

  Tennyson - Very appropriate during Wimbledon. 😉

  Posted July 7, 2016 3:12 PM

• by p.titchin in response to Kitharode's comment.

  As always 'punmeister' I bow to ypur brilliant rejoinder. Maybe a "final " response will come to me after the said event!

  Posted July 8, 2016 8:55 PM

• by mschwamb scientist, translator in response to p.titchin's comment.

  HI Pete,

  That's great! Can I stick that on the Planet Four blog with proper attribution ?

  Cheers,

  ~Meg

  PS. Happy Southern Martian Spring!

  Posted July 11, 2016 2:06 AM

• by p.titchin in response to mschwamb's comment.

  Of course. Glad you liked it I expect the HiRISE team are hard at it now, and I look foreward to hopefully seeing some of the images in the future. Regards~ Pete

  Posted July 11, 2016 9:41 AM

• by pete-j in response to p.titchin's comment.

  I think, to sum everything up, is to say that Spring on Mars is just sublime : )

  Posted July 15, 2016 6:58 PM

• by pete-j

  In a historical context, I often wonder, when the first Martian colonies are established. Who knows when? It is ‘easy’ to estimate dates as these dates keep on being pushed forward. It would be nice to reflect that much as we look back on Lowell, Schiaparelli, and Tennyson. Future Martians shall look back at the legacy of a certain early 21st Century Zooniverse Planet Four project.

  In an age where there is an overload of data, hopefully, a record of this project will make some mark into the future long after it has closed and we are all gone…

  Pete J.

  Posted July 19, 2016 10:17 AM

• by p.titchin in response to pete-j's comment.

  "Oh dear" said the shy spider, "I much prefer Winter. All this sunshine brings me out in blotches." .
  "No , no," answered the extrovert spider, " I love it when Spring comes, because I know all my fans will soon be arriving." 😉 ~Pete.

  Posted July 21, 2016 9:33 AM

• by pete-j in response to p.titchin's comment.

  #Fan-tastic...

  Posted July 21, 2016 10:27 AM

• by mschwamb scientist, translator in response to p.titchin's comment.

  Love it!

  ~Meg

  Posted July 22, 2016 6:16 AM

• by Kitharode moderator

  'Allo 'Allo ... Someone's after my job as the mad martian, but they'll need to be a bit less timid (ie boulder) as they channel their energy towards humour. 😉

  Posted July 22, 2016 8:34 PM

• by pete-j

  You mean: "Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once..."; it's a long time since I've watched this!

  Posted July 23, 2016 5:02 PM