Hmm... I think the reason that the solar wind strips the atmosphere off of mars is due to the fact that Mars lacks a magnetic field to deflect the charged particles that comprise it.
Hah, as a CMU alum, I bought my first palm pilot thinking it would make a nifty controller for my entry in our annual MOBOT mobile robotics competition. There was no practical reason for choosing a Palm, just the badass factor. Unfortunately, pesky things like "class" and "graduation requirements" got in the way and the Palm became my ridiculously overpriced address book/calendar.
I'm glad to see a Palm based 'bot come to fruition after all.
Hmm... gas giant planets so close to a star? You'd think they would have to have one hell of a magnetic field to deflect the stellar wind and retain their atmosphere, regardless of how massive they are. Could that imply a relatively young planet with a hot, active, metallic core? -boredman
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Hmm... I think the reason that the solar wind strips the atmosphere off of mars is due to the fact that Mars lacks a magnetic field to deflect the charged particles that comprise it.
I'm working so that one day one of my robotic "babies" might fly, too. Folks like Gil are incredibly inspirational to me.
Yikes! I can't imagine doing serious work in PocketC without a keyboard. Graffiti simply drives me insane. You must have the patience of a monk! ;)
Hah, as a CMU alum, I bought my first palm pilot thinking it would make a nifty controller for my entry in our annual MOBOT mobile robotics competition. There was no practical reason for choosing a Palm, just the badass factor. Unfortunately, pesky things like "class" and "graduation requirements" got in the way and the Palm became my ridiculously overpriced address book/calendar. I'm glad to see a Palm based 'bot come to fruition after all.
Hmm... I know that it's cutting it close, but it's probably more of a launch window constraint.
Hmm... gas giant planets so close to a star? You'd think they would have to have one hell of a magnetic field to deflect the stellar wind and retain their atmosphere, regardless of how massive they are. Could that imply a relatively young planet with a hot, active, metallic core? -boredman