Planetary Astronomer Mike answered my question!
Forget micropayments or maps mashups — this gets my vote for Best New Internet Resource. Who doesn’t wish they had a Planetary Astronomer at hand to answer questions like this?
Awesome.
Dear Planetary Astronomer Mike…
And this, my friend, is why I love working at a university. I have a whole department full of planetary astronomers on hand! Of course, if you ask them too many questions they get annoyed and go away, so YMMV.
Planetary Astronomer Mike never gets annoyed. He is ever patient, ever vigilant.