The snow I see above (a couple kilometers above) is water snow. I'm having foggy mornings too.

TEGA and MECA instruments detected calcium carbonate--the same stuff of chalk & antacids. On Earth it's an indicator of a liquid water past.

My lidar laser has spotted snow falling from above. It evaporates before it hits the ground, but maybe later it'll make it all the way down.

I've always been inspired by this self-shot: twitpic.com/cy2t so I had to try my own (using arm camera)! Hi! twitpic.com/cy34

Succeeded in moving that rock about 16 in/40 cm. Here's a pic of the rock named "headless" after the move: tinyurl.com/3umhu3

I had been given a pretty cool assignment: use my arm to move aside a rock. It will be interesting to see if it works & to see what's under!

During solar conjunction the sun will be directly between Earth and Mars, blocking communications with my Earth team for approx. 2 weeks.

Life being extended since power levels show I can still do work, and there's so much more to learn. I'll monitor the changing season too.

I can't pass up Talk Like a Pirate Day just because I'm on M-AAAAARs! Now it's back back to work digging for treasure. Arrr!

I have a new life extension I'll be operating at least through mid-November and the start of solar conjunction.