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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 4639275, member: 99554"][ATTACH=full]1146556[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This summer, Earthlings have a new big date with Mars: three exploration missions will fly to the red planet, the ultimate frontier for humanity which fuels the hope, more and more credible, of to detect signs of a past life there, and, in the future, to set foot there. The cycle of celestial mechanics offers only one window of fire every 26 months, the distance between Mars and Earth being at this period shorter than usual, which makes the journey easier (34 million miles , about six months of travel !)</p><p>Three countries are in the starting blocks. The United Arab Emirates will open the ball on July 15th by sending the first interplanetary Arab space probe in history, <b><i>Al-Amal </i></b>(Hope), to study the atmosphere of the planet. China will follow, which will also make its Martian baptism with <b><i>Tianwen</i></b> (Questions to Heaven), by sending a probe and a small remote-controlled robot, between July 20th and 25th. The most ambitious, the American <b><i>Mars 2020</i></b>, will set off on July 30 to land a vehicle designed to explore the surface of the planet, the “rover” <b><i>Perseverance</i></b>, marking the start of a pharaonic program of never before collected from 'samples, with a view to their return to Earth. A fourth escape route, Russian-European, was planned: <b><i>ExoMars</i></b> and its drilling robot, but it had to be postponed to 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the 2000s and the discovery that liquid water had flowed on the surface, the attraction has increased, and Mars has become the priority of space exploration.</p><p>Back on earth, for collectors like you and me, <b>Mars</b> makes us think about the Roman god of war, doesn't it ? </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/0_Statue_de_Mars_%28Pyrrhus%29_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC0058_%282%29.JPG/1099px-0_Statue_de_Mars_%28Pyrrhus%29_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC0058_%282%29.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Capitolini Museum, Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if he was viewed mostly as a destructive and destabilizing force, <b>Mars</b> symbolized military power as a way to secure peace, and was in fact a father (<i>pater</i>) of the Roman people. He was also known as the father of Romulus and Remus, had a love affair with Venus and was the son of Jupiter and Juno. He had the privilege to have a planet named in his honour, the <i>red planet</i>, an association made because of its red color, which suggests blood. Now it's time to show off :</p><p>please post your favorite coins depicting the god of war, <b>Mars</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Numerian</b></p><p>MARS VICTOR Ric 386a</p><p>Ex D.Smith</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146558[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Tetricus</b></p><p>Mars with spear & shield Ric 148</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146557[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Postumus</b></p><p>Mars nude but Paludamentum Ric 93</p><p>Ex Forvm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146555[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 4639275, member: 99554"][ATTACH=full]1146556[/ATTACH] This summer, Earthlings have a new big date with Mars: three exploration missions will fly to the red planet, the ultimate frontier for humanity which fuels the hope, more and more credible, of to detect signs of a past life there, and, in the future, to set foot there. The cycle of celestial mechanics offers only one window of fire every 26 months, the distance between Mars and Earth being at this period shorter than usual, which makes the journey easier (34 million miles , about six months of travel !) Three countries are in the starting blocks. The United Arab Emirates will open the ball on July 15th by sending the first interplanetary Arab space probe in history, [B][I]Al-Amal [/I][/B](Hope), to study the atmosphere of the planet. China will follow, which will also make its Martian baptism with [B][I]Tianwen[/I][/B] (Questions to Heaven), by sending a probe and a small remote-controlled robot, between July 20th and 25th. The most ambitious, the American [B][I]Mars 2020[/I][/B], will set off on July 30 to land a vehicle designed to explore the surface of the planet, the “rover” [B][I]Perseverance[/I][/B], marking the start of a pharaonic program of never before collected from 'samples, with a view to their return to Earth. A fourth escape route, Russian-European, was planned: [B][I]ExoMars[/I][/B] and its drilling robot, but it had to be postponed to 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the 2000s and the discovery that liquid water had flowed on the surface, the attraction has increased, and Mars has become the priority of space exploration. Back on earth, for collectors like you and me, [B]Mars[/B] makes us think about the Roman god of war, doesn't it ? [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/0_Statue_de_Mars_%28Pyrrhus%29_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC0058_%282%29.JPG/1099px-0_Statue_de_Mars_%28Pyrrhus%29_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC0058_%282%29.JPG[/IMG] Capitolini Museum, Rome. Even if he was viewed mostly as a destructive and destabilizing force, [B]Mars[/B] symbolized military power as a way to secure peace, and was in fact a father ([I]pater[/I]) of the Roman people. He was also known as the father of Romulus and Remus, had a love affair with Venus and was the son of Jupiter and Juno. He had the privilege to have a planet named in his honour, the [I]red planet[/I], an association made because of its red color, which suggests blood. Now it's time to show off : please post your favorite coins depicting the god of war, [B]Mars[/B]. [B]Numerian[/B] MARS VICTOR Ric 386a Ex D.Smith [ATTACH=full]1146558[/ATTACH] [B]Tetricus[/B] Mars with spear & shield Ric 148 [ATTACH=full]1146557[/ATTACH] [B]Postumus[/B] Mars nude but Paludamentum Ric 93 Ex Forvm [ATTACH=full]1146555[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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