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Weather On Mars Surprisingly Warm, Curiosity Rover Finds
Space.com ^ | 10/1/2012 | Space.com staff

Posted on 10/06/2012 9:54:06 PM PDT by FreedomOfExpression

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is enjoying some nice, warm weather on the Red Planet — and spring hasn't even come to its landing site yet.

Curiosity's onboard weather station, which is called the Remote Environment Monitoring Station (REMS), has measured air temperatures as high as 43 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius) in the afternoon. And temperatures have climbed above freezing during more than half of the Martian days, or sols, since REMS was turned on, scientists said.

These measurements are a bit unexpected, since it's still late winter at Gale Crater, the spot 4.5 degrees south of the Martian equator where Curiosity touched down on Aug. 5.

"That we are seeing temperatures this warm already during the day is a surprise and very interesting," Felipe Gómez, of the Centro de Astrobiología in Madrid, said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; mars
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Solar system warming?
I saw a thread a little while ago on this subject, but it was pulled due to lack of source.
1 posted on 10/06/2012 9:54:10 PM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: FreedomOfExpression

Algore needs to get off of his fat, high altitude ass and do something about this!


2 posted on 10/06/2012 9:56:16 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Sorry Algore. It was attitude, NOT altitude.)
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To: FreedomOfExpression

Warmer there than Fairbanks, AK now. +42 F currently.


3 posted on 10/06/2012 10:01:50 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (The pundits have forgotten the 2010 elections.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Rurudyne; steelyourfaith; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; xcamel; brytlea; ...

Thanks FreedomOfExpression. An ‘extra, extra’ ping to APoD members.


4 posted on 10/06/2012 10:03:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Jet Jaguar

The nights are a bit cooler on mars though, -94 degrees Fahrenheit.


5 posted on 10/06/2012 10:05:44 PM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: SunkenCiv
You're welcome, SunkenCiv.

Strange, I've visited space.com several times this past week and didn't see this article.
6 posted on 10/06/2012 10:10:25 PM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: Jet Jaguar

Yeah, well, the apparent altitude will leave you a bit breathless I am told.............


7 posted on 10/06/2012 10:12:33 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: FreedomOfExpression

The polar bears on Mars are all dead.


8 posted on 10/06/2012 10:14:19 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: FreedomOfExpression

I blame all those American SUVs on Mars. Curiosity killed the climate.


9 posted on 10/06/2012 10:20:52 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: FreedomOfExpression

Clearly, this Mars Rover SUV has already fouled the Martian environment.


10 posted on 10/06/2012 10:23:03 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Yaelle
We all know what this means! (Hopefully the image loads)


11 posted on 10/06/2012 10:31:09 PM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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To: FreedomOfExpression; KevinDavis

Who will eco-nuts blame for this??


12 posted on 10/06/2012 10:35:37 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: FreedomOfExpression
The nights are a bit cooler on mars though, -94 degrees Fahrenheit.

Probably due to the same reason it is 'unexpectedly' warm during the day.

Thin atmosphere, few clouds.

13 posted on 10/06/2012 10:41:31 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
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To: FreedomOfExpression

Martian SUVs?


14 posted on 10/06/2012 10:49:47 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Obama should change his campaign slogan to "Yes, we am!" Sounds as stupid as his administration is.)
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To: SunkenCiv
So what would be keepinging Mars so warm?

...they got no SUV's.......

15 posted on 10/06/2012 11:44:30 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: FreedomOfExpression

“The nights are a bit cooler on mars though, -94 degrees Fahrenheit.”

Yeah, but that’s only because the atmosphere is greater than 90% CO2


16 posted on 10/06/2012 11:59:34 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Mars Warming

Obligatory!

17 posted on 10/07/2012 12:02:12 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: GraceG
The Sun's solar winds getting a little help from their friends to push the solar winds towards Mars.


18 posted on 10/07/2012 1:19:21 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: GraceG
The REAL reason for Global Warming.



19 posted on 10/07/2012 1:26:30 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: FreedomOfExpression

Don’t forget your sunscreen.


20 posted on 10/07/2012 1:28:42 AM PDT by Bullish (The stink from this amateur regime smells all the way to Kenya.)
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