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Nasa reveals stunning new retro posters recruiting for a trip to the red planet (10)

By Stacy Liberatore (Mail Online)    14:40, June 15, 2016

A SECOND YEAR OF VINTAGE POSTERS

Last year the agency gave another retro glimpse at what holidaying on another planet could be like.

'Experience The Gravity of HD 40307g' one poster reads, listing the planet as 'A Super Earth'.

Kepler-16b and its twin suns in ideal for sunseekers, and is 'where your shadow always has company'.

The posters were created by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab, and are marked as coming from the Exoplanet Travel Bureau.

Kepler-16b is a planet dubbed 'Tatooine' because of its system's resemblance to Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.

It was spotted by Nasa's Kepler spacecraft in 2012 by catching a dips in starlight as the planet passed in front of its star.

Kepler-16b could be a rocky planet (as pictured here) or a gas giant like Saturn.

'This discovery is stunning,' Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Terrestrial Magnetism said when it was discovered.

'Once again, what used to be science fiction has turned into reality.'

Binary stars - two suns turning around each other - have been seen before, and astronomers have suspected planets exist around them, but Kepler's observations are the first to confirm it.

Kepler-186f was the first Earth-size planet astronomers ever found inside the 'Goldilocks' or 'habitable' zone around another star - and according to Nasa could be perfect for extreme sports enthusiasts.

Kepler-186f was the first Earth-size planet astronomers ever found inside the 'Goldilocks' or 'habitable' zone around another star.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT POSTERS IN THE SET?

Explorers wanted on the journey to Mars: Hike the solar system's largest canyon, Valles Marineris on Mars, where you can catch blue sunsets in the twilight, and see the two moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos) in the night sky.

Work the night shift on Martian moon Phobos: Night owls welcome! If you lived on Mars' moon Phobos, you'd have an office with a view, mining for resources with Mars in the night sky. Settlers below on Mars would see Phobos rise and set not once, but twice in one day!

Farmers wanted for survival on Mars: Got a green thumb? This one's for you! In space, you can grow tomatoes, lettuce, peas, and radishes just like you would find in your summer garden. New ways of growing fresh food will be needed to keep brave explorers alive.

Surveyors wanted to explore Mars and its moons: Have you ever asked the question, what is out there? So have we! That curiosity leads us to explore new places like Mars and its moons, Phobos and Deimos. Just what lies beyond the next valley, canyon, crater, or hill is something we want to discover with rovers and with humans one day too

Teach on Mars and its moons: Learning is out of this world! Learning can take you places you've never dreamed of, including Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos. No matter where we live, we can always learn something new, especially with teacher-heroes who guide us on our path, daring us to dream and grow!

Technicians wanted to engineer our future on Mars: People with special talents will always be in demand for our Journey To Mars. Whether repairing an antenna in the extreme environment of Mars, or setting up an outpost on the moon Phobos, having the skills and desire to dare mighty things is all you need.

Assembly required to build our future on Mars and its moons: Are you someone who can put things together, solving challenges to ensure survival? Dare to forge our future with space-age tools - build spaceships to carry us to Mars and back, and habitats to protect us while we're there.

We need you: We need many things for our Journey To Mars, but one key piece is YOU!

Source: Nasa


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