2011. szeptember 30., péntek

Proctor Crater on Mars


The ice cap - made of solid carbon dioxide at temperatures as low as -143 - 'boils' every summer (or, more correctly, 'sublimates' directly from solid form to gas), leaving huge pits in the Martian polar ice.
The 'gold' lining these pits isn't likely to be ferried back to Earth, though - scientists remain unsure of the chemical composition of the yelllow, shimmering dust that lines the pit walls every 'summer'.
Pits of solid carbon dioxide melting in the Martian summer - a phenomenon that happens every year. Mars has seasons, polar ice caps and 'weather' similar to ours
Pits of solid carbon dioxide melting in the Martian summer - a phenomenon that happens every year. Mars has seasons, polar ice caps and 'weather' similar to ours
Martian summers are rather chilly in comparison to our own - the temperature usually remains below zero degrees centigrade. It's still 'warm' enough, relatively speaking, to make the 'dry ice' of the polar ice caps boil off. 
Part of the fascination of Mars for both scientists and writers has always been how similar the planet's weather is to ours - with seasons, currents, and polar ice caps.
Mars has no surface water, however.
Scientists often study Mars's weather in the hope of better understanding our own. There have also been academic studies into the feasibility of 'mining' Mars for precious metals - but the academics concluded glumly that it was unlikely we would ever find enough to make it worth the trip.
The picture here was taken by HiRise - the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, one of the largest telescopes in deep space. It is mapping the surface of Mars from an altitude of 300km from the safety of the Mars Orbiter - and has even taken 3D pictures of the surface of the planet.
View from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera of the Proctor Crater on Mars - showing 'ripples' and sand dunes on the surface
View from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera of the Proctor Crater on Mars - showing 'ripples' and sand dunes on the surface


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2042497/The-polar-ice-cap-boiling-atmosphere-But-dont-worry--melting-icebergs-Mars.html#ixzz1ZSR8gyP9

Maserati MC12 - Design Q


Maserati MC12

The MC12 is Maserati's road-going version of its MCS race car. Design Q was able to assist Frank Stephensen (Principal Designer of the Ferrari Group) with designing the interior, exterior graphics and wheels.
The interior and wheels went through a sketch phase before being fully defined in ICEM Surf. The wheel went from sketch to show car prototype in 15 days!


Maserati MC12



Maserati MC12

Maserati MC12

Maserati MC12

2011. szeptember 26., hétfő

By 1985, Warhol's style had evolved substantially; on this untitled headline piece, he collaborated with Keith Haring.
By 1985, Warhol's style had evolved substantially; on this untitled headline piece, he collaborated with Keith Haring.


At 100 inches tall, Warhol's "129 Die in Jet" reflects one of the artist's central obsessions — death and disaster as reflected in the media.National Gallery of Art
At 100 inches tall, Warhol's "129 Die in Jet" reflects one of the artist's central obsessions — death and disaster as reflected in the media.
Birth Announcement: "Meg" — better known as the headline-making Princess Margaret of England — made the cover of the New York Post in 1961, when her son David Linley was born.National Gallery of Art
Birth Announcement: "Meg" — better known as the headline-making Princess Margaret of England — made the cover of theNew York Post in 1961, when her son David Linley was born.

Nasca Lines from the space