u/Minervas-Madness — reddlx

Trying to project Mars' future orbit and rotation, little help?

Hi there! I'm going down a research rabbit hole and need some guidance.

I'm working on a story about a Mars mission 40 years into the future and there is a plot point where the characters go to see Phobos transiting the Sun for a partial solar eclipse. So now I'm trying to use Phobos' orbital path to determine where I should set up this fictional Mars base.

I used JPL's Orbit Viewer and found a good timeframe for the transit is July 5th 2066 from 11pm to 1am the following day (UTC time zone). Then I found this calculator and converted that time to what would be local time on Mars. The missing part is what regions of Mars are actually facing the sun at that point as the orbit viewer doesn't show the planet in a high enough resolution. I see a pale spot in the middle of the planet that would looks like an ice cap, but is closer to the equator than the poles, but that's my only hint.

I feel like I'm missing something obvious, either there's an easier tool I haven't found yet or I don't know enough to interpret the data I'm seeing. I don't think I need this part to be super accurate, but I'd like to be close.

Any further guidance would be appreciated. Also I'm in a remote area with limited internet, so I'd rather not have to download any kind of tool if I can help it. TIA!

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u/Minervas-Madness — 5 days ago

▲ 13 r/FlorenceAndTheMachine

Can anyone help me identify this font?

Specifically the "uhoh" part of this image.

I'm planning to get a tattoo with this font in the next few months. It's not going to be anything super involved, likely one word in this font, but the more information I can give to the artist the better.

u/Minervas-Madness — 5 days ago

▲ 59 r/Perfumes

Speaking of Cash Grabs...

The image is an ad from Instagram advertising Breevelle strawberry honey... breath perfume.

We've got regular perfume, hair perfume, and now breath perfume?

Back in the (previous) 20s, Listerine marketed their surgical antiseptic, for cleaner, and STD treatment as a household mouthwash to boost their sales. They did this by framing halitosis, then an obscure medical name for chronic bad breath caused by poor dental care, as a social stigma and convincing their target audience they they've been doing hygiene wrong this whole time. Source. In marketing terms, this became the "halitosis appeal" in which companies used fear of something to sell a product.

In the current 20s, perfumers are hoping for similar results by framing glorified breath spray as a necessary item to impress your date. You want an espresso martini and French onion soup tonight? Better buy this if you want him to like you.

Looking at the website, minimum order is 2 bottles for $25 each. They've also been kind enough to opt you in to a subscription model.

I know we've all got bills to pay, but come on now!

u/Minervas-Madness — 14 days ago