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Skiing on Mars?

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artrud
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A few yrs ago, Tanner Hall said he wanted to land on Mars (0:40)..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGB04ahRYnA

...now we have a close up look at "snow" on Mars (3rd image from the top)
http://blog.flickr.net/2015/06/02/incredible-photos-of-mars-taken-by-esas-mars-express/

but seriously, someone will likely do this one day
Jun 3 2015 5:19PM
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OregonDead
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artrud23but seriously, someone will likely do this one day


tRU
Jun 3 2015 5:29PM
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mat_espo
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I'm really hoping to see the first lip blind Tru on Mars with in the next 10 years
Jun 3 2015 7:10PM
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~Gotama~
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Accept all the 'ice" on Mars is actually CO2, which has no liquid phase. Skis depend on snow to melt under pressure, creating a layer of liquid water on which the skis slide. Skiing on Mars wouldn't work very well because the weight of a skier on frozen CO2 wouldn't melt anything, and you'd be stuck as if skiing on sand.
Jun 3 2015 7:20PM
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Holte
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Here's an interesting read about the snow quality on Mars. Bad news: building kickers is gonna be tough.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a8808/what-snowstorms-are-like-on-mars-15207302/
Jun 3 2015 7:22PM
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OregonDead
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^Less gravity than earth and snow that is more slippery. Who needs a kicker? Let's go.
Jun 3 2015 8:00PM
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.Morton
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HolteHere's an interesting read about the snow quality on Mars. Bad news: building kickers is gonna be tough.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a8808/what-snowstorms-are-like-on-mars-15207302/


Pow days are going to be sick though haha

Skiing in the craters would actually make for sick resorts because you could put the town on the inside or something and have lifts going up all the way around. Plus the highest mountain is about double Everest so even though it would pretty much be impossible get up it, it is still a cool idea.
Jun 3 2015 8:36PM
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toastyteenagers
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well the gravity there is like 3x as less here so it wouldn't be that great
Jun 3 2015 10:19PM
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yungsteeze
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1. Land on mars
2. Build jump
3. Land double future spin
5 ????
Jun 3 2015 11:04PM
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Crispy.
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toastyteenagersthe gravity there is like 3x as less here


1/3?
Jun 4 2015 8:03AM
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artrud
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~Gotama~Accept all the 'ice" on Mars is actually CO2, which has no liquid phase. Skis depend on snow to melt under pressure, creating a layer of liquid water on which the skis slide. Skiing on Mars wouldn't work very well because the weight of a skier on frozen CO2 wouldn't melt anything, and you'd be stuck as if skiing on sand.


HolteHere's an interesting read about the snow quality on Mars. Bad news: building kickers is gonna be tough.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a8808/what-snowstorms-are-like-on-mars-15207302/


soooooooooooooo?
Jun 4 2015 6:19PM
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purplepants420
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fuck that im skiing on the sun
Jun 5 2015 11:32PM
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veng_m
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POW ON MARS
Jun 5 2015 11:48PM
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