Waning Crescent25.7 day old moon
15.7 percent lit
April 3, 2016
By Dave DeLand
So, have you ever seen the dark side of the moon (click here)?
This isn't it.
Actually, this collection of craters and divots and holes and rubble constitutes the dark side of Riverside Drive Southeast, the street that runs right past the front of my house on its way to Munsinger Gardens.
It's not the lunar landscape. But a reasonable facsimile can be found on Riverside ... and on 33rd Avenue ... and at numerous other locations along St. Cloud's 347 miles of city roads, some of which are a potholed, cratered mess in desperate need of repair.'Tis the season.
"That's on our list, that road is," said St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, flashing a wry smile at the mention of Riverside Drive.
"This is pothole season," added St. Cloud City Administrator Mike Williams. "You'll get some."Actually, this season isn't as bad as many, due to a mild winter.
But even a mild pothole season can be jarring to motorists, their vehicles and their dental work....
Since the USA hasn't returned to the moonlately, I have included a past ride on Mars. Yep, there is definite similarities.
..It appears that Huygens (click here) may have landed in a dry riverbed. However, the liquid that flowed here was not water but methane. Spectra measurements (colour) are consistent with a composition of dirty water ice rather than silicate rocks. However, these are rock-like solid at Titan's temperatures.......Composite of Titan's surface seen during descent. It shows a full 360-degree view around Huygens. The left-hand side, behind Huygens, shows a boundary between light and dark areas. The white streaks seen near this boundary could be ground 'fog' of methane or ethane vapour, as they were not immediately visible from higher altitudes....
