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One of my favorite useless facts is that the Prime Meridian of Mars was defined and that definition was universally accepted decades before there was agreement
by Rebelgecko 7y ago
One of my favorite useless facts is that the Prime Meridian of Mars was defined and that definition was universally accepted decades before there was agreement on where to put Earth's Prime Meridian. Goes to show how much easier it is to get things done when you don't have to worry about international pissing contests and people's preexisting biases.
- dmit 7y agoMuch easier to paint a bike shed on Mars than over here.
- ZainRiz 7y agoIt's true. I've painted every bike shed on Mars, but none of the ones on Earth
- augusto-moura 7y agoSet theory is magnificent
- nefitty 7y agoIs this true?
- Balgair 7y agoScott Manly goes into the meridians of the planets, moons, and other stuff a bit more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9oMxRo5uVM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9oMxRo5uVM Like time, mapping ends up being relative in the end. As we reach out into the stars, we're going to need a better system for mapping than the one we have now. Should be interesting.