Friday, June 13, 2008

today's forecast: extreme cold with a chance of dust storms

This is not related to nature on Earth, but...

Has anyone ever wondered what the weather's like on Mars? Now you can find out!

The data comes from the Phoenix Mars Lander, which landed on Mars on May 28, 2008. What's even more cool is that the meteorological station on the Phoenix Mars Lander was developed, built and tested in Canada by the Canadian Space Agency.

Today, when I checked, the maximum Martian temperature for today was -24 degrees Celsius, and the minimum was -70 degrees Celsius! The weather was sunny. Makes me almost glad of our plus 27 degree Celsius temperatures here today!

More Phoenix Mars Lander information:
http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/exploration/phoenix.asp

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