Conference on Mars: Part I

"It is August 27, 2005, according to the Earth's calendar" said Mr. Spatial Mars",  the chairman of the "Solar System Research Platform", headquartered at Mars, one of the important planet of the solar system. The conference date was chosen to be on Mars Hoax, a phenomenon in which Mars gets closer to Earth, a preferable situation for the participants from Earth and its satellite Moon.

     On the conference day, participants from all the planets gather at Mars, majorly from Moon and Earth, as a lot of research being carried out at these planets. During the lunch break of the first session, Mr. Prithvi Raj, a PhD scholar from Earth Space Agency (ESA), Earth met Mr. Chand Eclipse, another PhD student from Moon Space Research Organisation (MSRO), Moon. They soon got acquainted and decided to meet after the conference schedule for that day.

     "Did you see guys from Pluto having fun in the CLUB right there ?", Mr. Eclipse pointed at the Club Marsomania. 

"What else they could do? Pluto is no longer a planet, it belongs to Kuiper belt now. SSRP is going to stop funding Pluto's research from next year onward. Its a life time opportunity for them. Let them have fun." said Mr. Raj. 

      Mr. Eclipse curiously asked " Does Mars appear as big as Moon today, from Earth ? I heard people from Mercury having this conversation." 

"Certainly not. It can't be. They absolutely have no idea of the gravity because Mercury hardly has any. It revolves very fast around the Sun, perhaps that's the reason why its people are fast and furious in spreading the rumors around." laughed Mr. Raj " Its a misconception. Mars can't appear as big as Moon because it will lead to imbalance the gravitational forces of itself and Earth."

      "OK. Thanks for the clarification. You know a lot. Its a sign of the kind of work you do on Earth. I am willing to know about how a research work is carried out on Earth. I have heard from my professors who got scholarships to pursue PhD on Earth. I am fascinated about the infrastructural facilities and freedom of research, you get there."  

"Thanks. Interesting to know but I have to review my presentation for tomorrow. What about tomorrow at the end of the session ?" said Mr. Raj. "Perfect, See you tomorrow" waved Mr. Eclipse.   

PS: In the next conversation, they will discuss about the difference of research work at Moon and Earth. Would be fun to know about that.