Space

Virtual-Tripping starts from the beginning, welcome to Planet Earth.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

This is a post about planet earth which is the third planet from the Sun. Earth happens to be the fifth largest of the eight planets in the solar system, plus it is also the largest of the non-gas planets in the Solar System and that is in terms of diameter, mass and density. [...]

Phoenix Mars Lander Set for Touch Down

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

May 25th, 2008, marks the arrival of the Phoenix Mars Lander on the icy northern plains of Vastitas Borealis. Phoenix has been flying through space at almost 13,000 mph since August 4th, 2007, and is on a mission to uncover the secrets that lie beneath Mars’ frozen surface. Of course, this probe’s destination requires us [...]

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    We are two brothers, traveling the world with Google Earth.

    Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.

    Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.

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