August 29, 2007, HiRISE release Options

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August 29, 2007, HiRISE release

Interesting new image of the Arsia Mons pit.

The polar pit gullies image is pretty good, too.

[edstrick]

If we are VERY lucky, we may see the spires of the towers of Helium, thoats, green martians, and Deja Thoris in a few years. Pixar has the rights now and is apparently SERIOUSLY planning "John Carter of Mars".

For those that don't know, A Princess of Mars is the first, precedent setting and archtype creating "Planetary Romance", one of the two roots of modern Space Opera.

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A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating any of his famous Tarzan novels. He wrote it between July and September 28, 1911, going through four working titles. finished story was first published under the last of these titles in All-Story as a six-part serial in the issues for February-July 1912. The finished story was first published under the last of these titles in All-Story as a six-part serial in the issues for February-July 1912.


from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Princess_of_Mars