Mohave County miner., 1886-11-21
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It'd thst IN gossense ksd nos rsss
his ellaial inassnss % sseuss ~ IS
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10 b prssansd bs ~ mol swas,
sAas Colonsl Daiisy w. . bitter pr
tisaa rspshlisss. sad II haA ODD
with ~ psopis u soashsss Asisoaa
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Psshsps tAs aosA iaGsssstins
sslsstial svsss ss NJ ysas vill b ~
eppssitisa Of Mars q ~ sad Of ~
psSssst nonth. Thsss u % msek
ahcut this sspssksbls plsnss sAsi
susgsees Q sloss sssssnblsa6s 10 tbs
sasth. and 70 naay of IL sorxsAl
fsstarss sad u ~ satarsl csoesssss
oscnrrinR apou 1t are visible will
telescope aid. that sy~sy tins Il
coa,ss 10 oppoait,on, thsa 10. g~ss
into line with tbs earth snd ths
sun, tbs ssrsh being in the middle,
battery Of telescopes are tnrs~d
upon il With eager expectation oi is.
tsrsst,sg views. IL mot of impGrtsnt
discoveries. At opposition. Mars
appears, even With small tSlsscopic
power. like frlll moon Of rrddy
tiogs. Az tho magnif, ing po~ss II
,scrssssd, ons dstsil aftsr sncshsr VI
the divsrsiAsd suriscs Of THE dsssast
world comes into vi~w. until Il hangs
10 The Geld Of tbs telescope = rssl
globe, nark~d plainly with cont
nspts, oceans, snd islAads. and par
tally covered with clouda-
The 6rst physical ssstares u Mars
thst cone into view sss the snow
oaps surrounding his poiss. The
soatbern pole 10 now saelinsd To-
ward the earth. sod . suall ssls-
scope. ssy Of thrse-sach aperture.
will plsinly show The eiyenlar, glsan.
Ing patch Of snow that covers ths
antarctic region Of the globs Of Nars.
The dark ring sorrounding Ii. snow
6sld, and soaastimss called Philip's
Sss. 70 slnost equally distinct, and
some Of the other ssas. or spots thst
srs beloved TO b seas, san b. sesnI
with the asms telescope. With d
larger tslsscops more details srs vie
ibls, and with the largest and best
oil the various fssturss of Martiau
ssog, apLy which are represented on
some Of the xondsrfslly complete
'usps Of Mars that, have hssu con
sssuessd can b sssn. What . SIR
pricing thing II 10 that men have
bssr sbls 10 msks maps snd globes
rsprss.ntiDg in . high degree Of
completeness the surface Of ! world |
never much LEES thsn ~. .00O. QUO milss |
distant from ths sarth. |
Large telescopes, during its time |
II opposition. show the two tiny |
moons Of MsrA which rsvoIvs close |
70 the plsnet, 80 rapidly thst the
inner one goes through all ths
'hangss from new moon 10 old In
lees than . dsy.
Another interesting thing sbout
Mars which can now b studied il
he mysterious net work Of so-cslled
'snsls which cover . large portion
u the plsnst's snrfsos, particularly
% the equstorisl regions. The ,dss
bat they are isaiiy canals construct
ID by the inhabitants Of the ruddv
'isnst ran hardly BE- entertained
when IL 10 known that they are 60
niles and more in width. l
Ons thing sssms 10 bs pretty csr-
sin: Mars has reached much lster
tsgs Of planetary development than
be earth. sod IL it has iubsbitaots
boy may have attained . degree Of
'iviiization incomprsh~nsihle to us.
It any rate, it 10 . wonderfo! world
'hich now beams a. q ruddy star in |
ar winter midnight sky. When the
sick telescope 10 placed IN position .
{ Mt. Hamilton, some new and i'm
'ortsnt observations will undoubtsd.
= L. made 10 regard to this intarsst
NJ planet. |,
The ella Nssster.
An interesting, but eptirsly unex,