GC3CVDJ GSS04: Mars - Geolympix Solar System (Traditional Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by Simply Paul with kind help from the National Trust

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Simply Paul: Picked up today as part of my devilish plan to destroy The Solar System. Thanks to all who emulated Elon Musk and visited Mars. Sorry to those who DNF'd it. It was rather well hidden...

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A cache by Simply Paul with kind help from the National Trust Message this owner

Hidden : 3/30/2012

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Geocache Description:

The Geolympix Solar System Series was inspired by a visit to Zürich in 2010, where I saw a 1:1bn scale solar system. GSS caches are hidden at scale distances from the 'sun'; the golden globe atop West Wycombe church.

Based on a 1:300,000,000 scale, each cache contains a planet to the same scale and is sited at the correct distance from the globe. Thus, if you could see it from the Earth cache, the golden globe would appear to be 1/2 of a degree across, just as the sun appears from the Earth.

Mars is smaller than the Earth and doesn't pass as close to us as Venus. However, because Humans may one day (soon? <40y?) walk on its surface (Venus is much more of a challenge, thanks to its surface temp and pressure) it remains the planet which most grips the imagination. From War of the Worlds to The Red Planet, it's featured in dozens of films and books and has had lots of probes, landers and rovers visit. The most recent was launched there on my 40th birthday :)

Other caches in this series:
GSS01: Mercury - Geolympix Solar System
GSS02: Venus - Geolympix Solar System
GSS03: Earth - Geolympix Solar System
GSS04: Mars - Geolympix Solar System - HERE!
GSS05: Ceres - Geolympix Solar System
GSS06: Jupiter - Geolympix Solar System
GSS07: Saturn - Geolympix Solar System
GSS08: Uranus - Geolympix Solar System
GSS09: Neptune - Geolympix Solar System
GSS10: Pluto - Geolympix Solar System
GSS11: Eris - Geolympix Solar System
GSS12: Remote - Geolympix Solar System