Spectacular images of Mars
I remember growing up on a steady diet of black and white sci-fi movies where the aliens were inevitably little green men from Mars.
In those days, we never dreamed that we would ever really see what Mars really looked like up close, and anyway, we were in no hurry to meet up with those little green men!
Now, courtesy of exploratory missions to Mars and advanced image transmissions from space, we can now view detailed images from the mysterious red planet — and so far there’s not a little green man in sight.
If you’re a bit of an astronomy buff, you’ll definitely want to check out the awesome images of Mars on the University of Arizona’s HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) site.
The rest of the site will be way over most people’s head, but the images alone make it well worth a visit.
HiRISE
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.