1972 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Mars 2 probe

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Mars For The Rest of Us — a weekly-or-more deep dive on the technical side of Mars exploration: rocket propulsion, microbiology, mission architecture, and everything in between. Written by Maciej Ceglowski.

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Sargasso Sea Eels

Ah, there is not much mystique in the Sargasso Sea. No stuck ships, no monsters. I have one connection to it though – the humble sand eel, that is used as a bait for striped bass, goes to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. The fry spend about a year getting back to the coast, just to be eaten by the bass.

1972 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Mars 2 probe

worth a read

Mars For The Rest of Us — a weekly-or-more deep dive on the technical side of Mars exploration: rocket propulsion, microbiology, mission architecture, and everything in between. Written by Maciej Ceglowski.

Read it on Substack