{"id":17743,"date":"2019-02-05T00:07:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T05:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17743"},"modified":"2019-02-05T00:07:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T05:07:28","slug":"backing-behind-the-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17743","title":{"rendered":"Backing Behind the Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Writer, journalist, and blogger <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/robert-zimmerman\">Bob Zimmerman<\/a> tells me that it is his <a title=\"Birthday fund-raising time again! | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/essays-and-commentaries\/birthday-fund-raising-time-again\/\">Birthday fund-raising time again at Behind The Black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Bob&#8217;s most recent Mars reports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Strange fernlike ridges on Mars | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/strange-fernlike-ridges-on-mars\/\">Strange fernlike ridges on Mars | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/strange-fernlike-ridges-on-mars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17744\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ESP_012435_2015ESP_057546_2015reducedcroppedrotated1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,716\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fernlike Features on Mars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ESP_012435_2015ESP_057546_2015reducedcroppedrotated1-189x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ESP_012435_2015ESP_057546_2015reducedcroppedrotated1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17744\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ESP_012435_2015ESP_057546_2015reducedcroppedrotated1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ESP_012435_2015ESP_057546_2015reducedcroppedrotated1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ESP_012435_2015ESP_057546_2015reducedcroppedrotated1-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"InSight\u2019s seismometer now fully operational | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/insights-seismometer-now-fully-operational\/\">InSight\u2019s seismometer now fully operational | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The base of Mt Sharp is less compacted than expected | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/the-base-of-mt-sharp-is-less-compacted-than-expected\/\">The base of Mt Sharp is less compacted than expected | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He will be on The Space Show tonight: <a title=\"Tue, 02\/05\/2019 - 19:00 | Robert Zimmerman\" href=\"https:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/05-feb-2019\/broadcast-3265-robert-bob-zimmerman\">Tue, 02\/05\/2019 &#8211; 19:00 | Robert Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And here is his latest space news update on the John Bachelor show: <a title=\"February 1, 2019 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black\" href=\"https:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/february-1-2019-zimmerman-batchelor-podcast\/\">February 1, 2019 Zimmerman\/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioboom player\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7162488-searching-for-the-caves-of-mars-what-is-to-be-done-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=2xeyrqZJ9p\" data-secret=\"2xeyrqZJ9p\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioboom player\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7162489-counting-launches-for-2019-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=rjBCZbQ5bi\" data-secret=\"rjBCZbQ5bi\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer, journalist, and blogger Bob Zimmerman tells me that it is his Birthday fund-raising time again at Behind The Black. Check out Bob&#8217;s most recent Mars reports: Strange fernlike ridges on Mars | Behind The Black InSight\u2019s seismometer now fully operational | Behind The Black The base of Mt Sharp is less compacted than expected &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17743\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Backing Behind the Black<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,43,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-space-books","category-space-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4Cb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16074,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16074","url_meta":{"origin":17743,"position":0},"title":"Video: Mars reports","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a report from NASA JPL on what's been happening on Mars: https:\/\/youtu.be\/OFWS1Dh6H_4 Bob Zimmerman is keeping track of where the Mars rovers are roving: Mars rover update: May 23, 2018 | Behind The Black Mars rover update: May 15, 2017 | Behind The Black As noted in these reports,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mars&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PIA22325_hires1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17064,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17064","url_meta":{"origin":17743,"position":1},"title":"Mars: Insight landing on Nov.26, ESA ExoMars landing site selected, + Pits and Caves","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA's Insight lander is set to settled down on the Mars surface on November 26th. 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