The Moon

For the past weeks, I want to go to the Moon. When I said this to a coursemate, he asked, if that's a bar. But, no, the actual white moon in the sky. Zero interest in Mars, that's just a red desert. I don't think there's much interesting to see for now, all the "there was water here" statements are (as far as I know) based on results from testing, and laser zapping and mining and so on, it's not very visible for a visitor, who has no knowledge in geology.

And Mars is a red desert. You can get very similar things on Earth. I see pictures from Mars, and it looks nice, but I can't really comprehend that it's a different planet. And it's further away, but even that knowledge doesn't make it better.

The Moon, though, is white. Black sky with bright dots, a large earth from the distance (just a dot from Mars), yellow sun on black canvas and a gray scale desert, no movement, no air, no sound, except the vibrations in your suit. Only colors of the surface are from the star-spangled flag. Fuck yes. That gives you the satisfaction, because it can be nothing else than a rock in space.

Mars, no. You go there and look around and see Earth, and as you wander around, you expect someone or something to come out from behind a mountain. But that never happens. And there's even atmosphere, which  create something of an Earth-like sky.

The only things I'd love to see on Mars are the huge mountains. Mountains are cool.