Scale Model: Mars Mystery Cache
Hidden : 8/1/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES
The last of the inner planets. The rest are farther away, and maybe a little trickier. But as with the others, you might want to start out by looking at The Sun.


Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, and by far the most accessible for humans. While the gravity is low and the atmosphere extremely thin, it's not so cold nor so hot as to prevent work from getting done.

We'll place this cache in honor of the Curiosity Rover, that's expected to land on Mars in less than a week.

To find this cache, you'll need to take one more bearing from our sun. (Remember to use the posted coordinates for The Sun.) Let's call this one 235 degrees and 53 minutes. (Bearing is from true north.) That should get you pretty close. The cache is placed at about 96.51% of Mars' maximum orbital distance. You know how to do the rest!

To find the cache, look for the lowest point on the trail nearby. The cache container is waterproof. Who knows, it might come in handy.



All of the caches in the series:



The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Ceres
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Haumea
Makemake
Eris
A special thanks to bigeddy for providing the inspiration for this series.


This cache complies with the geocaching policies for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) properties. Please respect park hours when caching.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh cnexrq ng gur arnere genvyurnq, gur pnpur vf haqre gur sne raq bs gur ovt jbbqra bowrpg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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