Methinks the editors get a little off-topic with the APOD at times...
Still, it's a great shot. Notice the blue-black sky. Not much air!
Astronomy Fun Fact:
The air pressure at the summit of Everest is around 300 millibars
(compare that with a sea-level pressure of 1000 millibars, or one bar).
But this is still soup compared to Mars' air pressure: about 6 to 8 millibars!
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To: petuniasevan
breathtaking! thanks.
To: petuniasevan; maxwell
An amazing picture. Thanks!
To: petuniasevan
It's not an astronomy picture. It's an attempt to lure people into enrolling in yodeling school.
6 posted on
07/23/2002 9:31:49 AM PDT by
Consort
To: petuniasevan
What a beautiful photo!
Of course, this thread isn't complete without recalling of Senator Hillary's famous lie about being named after Sir Edmund Hillary. In fact, he was a complete unknown prior to conquering Everest five years after her birth.
7 posted on
07/23/2002 9:32:47 AM PDT by
Dixie Mom
To: petuniasevan
WOW!
To: petuniasevan; All
So is the sky really as dark as it appears from that photo? Can you see stars from that altitude? I remember a scene from Apollo 13 where the view from inside the rocket cabin shortly after launch shows the blue sky almost instantly wash away to stars, which I was very skeptical about. But my brother replied that he heard that the transition really was that abrupt. Does anyone have any information on that?
13 posted on
07/23/2002 3:49:01 PM PDT by
inquest
To: petuniasevan
bumparino
To: petuniasevan
Thanks Roddy I knew I could make it to the top! WOW!
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