• Question: what do you think is the most interesting planet beside Earth

    Asked by Zachy to Colin, Laurence on 2 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by 962spce38.
    • Photo: Colin Shirran

      Colin Shirran answered on 2 Mar 2016:

      Definitely Mars! It has such a rich history that we are still only scratching the surface of. We know now that it has water on it and definitely had large oceans of water in it’s past. I can’t wait until we send humans there and can actually conduct many more experiments in a shorter space of time. There is only so much we can do remotely with robots. Apart from Mars, and even though it is a moon, I would say Jupiter’s moon Europa. Its a large sheet of Ice floating on an ocean of salt water. We have to go there and see if there is life beneath the ice! How exciting would that be?

    • Photo: Laurence O'Rourke

      Laurence O'Rourke answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      I find Saturn fascinating just because it is so different to the rocky planet we live on. It’s a gas giant with many dust & ice rings surrounding it. It also has some pretty amazing moons orbiting including one which has ice volcanoes on it. I think it is a beautiful planet to see from ground and in space; it’s not one we will ever live on of course but it is exceptional.

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