Anyone care for a "Martian Estate".....lol

[venus (Lydia)]

This looks interesting....
Property For Sale ... On Mars

Amazing Prices - Only $14.99

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LAND-FOR-SALE...QQcmdZViewItem

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

coool, wouldnt mind a piece of dead planet.

[Ric]

A nice piece of beachfront property would do nicely.
Take the tent and scopes, what a great weekender.
Now how do I get there.

cheers

[venus (Lydia)]

Real "coool"
I wonder what happens when NASA decides to bring back some 'Mars rocks' and if they happen to come from 'your' land whether you get to keep some?

"Your rights as a land owner include the mineral rights. Unfortunately you can’t charge others if they land a spacecraft on or near your property. The Outer Space Treaty (1967) clearly states that Mars and other celestial bodies are for the heritage of all mankind for the purposes of exploration. So, people can land on or traverse across your property as long as they are exploring. To preserve the appearance of the Martian surface all cities are zoned for underground construction."

[venus (Lydia)]

Originally Posted by Ric

A nice piece of beachfront property would do nicely.
Take the tent and scopes, what a great weekender.
Now how do I get there.

cheers

Ever heard of 'Galactic' travel?.....
" Everything will be posted to you at galactic speeds as soon as we receive this information and your payment has been confirmed. "

[Ric]

Is that like the "Restuarant at the End of the Universe", if I deposit a dollar in a bank account today then by the time I get there the compound interest will be enough to pay for my meal.

cool

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Only problem, I hear, is the local council. They won't let you put up a permanent dwelling or an observatory without a permit. You just can't get away from them it seems....

[mickoking]

I hear it is a bad neighbourhood with hoons and antisocial behaviour

[okiscopey (Mike)]

Originally Posted by Ric

A nice piece of beachfront property would do nicely.

Unfortunately the tide went out 1.8 billion years ago and never came back!

This is the closest you'll get to a water on Mars:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050401.html

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Sign me up LOL

Cheers Petra

Originally Posted by venus

This looks interesting....
Property For Sale ... On Mars

Amazing Prices - Only $14.99

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LAND-FOR-SALE...QQcmdZViewItem

[casstony]

I wonder how much you could sell Martian land for that had oil under it?

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

and when does the bill for the Rates come in?

And how much are the Rates on Mars?

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

You don't have to go there, They send it to you.
Postage and handling US $7.99


Anyway, I'm a part owner of a piece of Mars already.
Go here to view it. http://www.seti.org.au/spacerock/

It arrived via "Air mail" about 8 months ago, and went through the roof of a house in Brisbane.

It is having it's final and most critical, Oxygen 17 and 18 isotope testing at the moment, and should be finished by the end of this Month.

All tests so far point to Mars as its origin. But the Isotope tests will be the final proof.

Mike.

[venus (Lydia)]

A rock managed to make it's way through my front window a few months ago. Unfortunately wasn't Martian

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Thats a shame.
Mars rocks are worth a fortune.
Several fortunes in fact.
Well, thats what I am hoping for.
I want to retire and just concentrate on Astronomy.

Mike

[venus (Lydia)]

Would you really sell the rock if it was 'martian'? No money would be enough I'd think...

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Yes it will be sold.
The money gained will be put to use finishing off our observatory.

The estimated value of the rock, If it proves to be from Mars, is between 2 and 3 Billion Dollars. Much cheaper than sending a spacecraft to bring samples back.
That's what I have been told.
I will retire for sure, and spend the rest of my days teaching school kids about Astronomy.
And fishing.

I will wait and see.

Mike

[danielsun]

I'm holding out and waitng for blocks of land to go on sale on tropical Venus! I here its nice and warm there all year round!!

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Lets put the Mars rock thing on hold.
I've just had an email from the man getting it tested.
It said " Bad news and good news". Thats it!
I won't find out anything until Tomorrow night.

Mike.

[danielsun]

Lets hope he doesnt phone you from the bahamas saying "The good news is that it IS from mars and the bad news is that i sold it to some NASA research guy on ebay for $20 million and i wont be back for a while".