I don't know if it's just a dream but wouldn't it be nice to hole up in a luxury hotel somewhere you don't even notice which country you're in and escape from everything in the company of strange and exotic sea monsters? This place is called 'Atlantis' after the mythical ocean kingdom which may or may not have existed somewhere in the Mediterranean, or the Red sea, nobody really knows. Now there is a hotel resort, a celebration of the ocean, with real live sea animal occupants alongside the human guests! You may have heard of the man made islands in Dubai, some are shaped like countries, well Atlantis The Palm is in the middle of a cresent shaped island. There are 17 hectares of water park amusements, and 1,539 rooms. The special attraction is the possibility to connect with a world full of wonder and surprise, based on the as yet undiscovered world of the ocean and beyond. This is the home of the largest open-air marine habitat in the world, with some 65,000 marine animals in lagoons and displays including The Lost Chambers, a maze of underwater corridors and passageways providing a journey through ancient Atlantis. I don't know who would be able to go there in person, but there is also a social interactive video that enables all of us to join in by uploading a profile photo into the Atlantis Perfect Day video – http://www.SpottedInAtlantis.com Choose 3 friends and cast them in your 'Spotted in Atlantis' video for a chance to win the adventure of a lifetime.It's easy and only takes minutes. I think one of the most amazing features of Atlantis The Palm is the fact that the underwater experience is integrated into every aspect of the resort's luxury facilities, such as the restaurant pictured below. But the real stars are not the fixtures and fittings, but the wildlife creatures including Piranha, Giant Arapaima, Moon Jellies, Moray, Eels and more. Some more Atlantis, The Palm, Features • Ray Feeding Guests are waist deep in the Shark Attack pool and can feed the resident Rays • 17 unique bars and restaurants with different themes and cuisines • 4 Michelin starred chef restaurants • Spa • Dive Centre and it goes on. Try the interactive video and see more for yourself. Atlantis Hotel Sponsored PostViral video by ebuzzingThanks for subscribing to Andy Roberts blogAtlantis has been found in DubaiRelated posts:Elche Palm Gardens with Surprising Water Feature Sculpture
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Atlantis has been found in Dubai
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Spacewatch: The next mission to Mars
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In a new space race, Two missions to Mars are planned to take off later this year. The Americans’ Mars Science Lab and the Russians’ Phobos-Grunt. Phobos This article titled “Spacewatch: The next mission to Mars” was written by Alan Pickup, for The Guardian on Wednesday 16th February 2011 00.10 UTC After rounding the Sun’s far side 12 days ago, Mars stays hidden in our pre-dawn twilight until June. This time next year, though, it will be the brightest object in our midnight sky as it approaches opposition in the constellation Leo. By then, two more space missions should be en route to the planet. Nasa’s Mars Science Laboratory is due to be launched in November, and to make the first precision landing on Mars in August 2012. It is hoped that its 900kg rover, now named Curiosity, will spend at least a Martian year (22 Earth months or so) exploring the surface in its quest to discover whether the planet has ever been able to support life, even at the microbial level. Some five times more massive than its predecessor rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity carries 10 times more scientific equipment. It remains to be seen whether the second Mars mission, Russia’s Phobos-Grunt probe, will blast off as early as November. (China’s first planetary craft, a small Mars-orbiter called Yinghuo-1, is intended to piggy-back with it.) Phobos-Grunt is hugely ambitious with its plan to land on the Martian moon Phobos, collect samples and return them to Earth after a 34-month round trip. Phobos, a cratered potato-shaped world, measures only 27km by 22km by 18km, and orbits Mars in less than eight hours almost 6,000km above the equator. It is spiralling downwards and could impact Mars in 11m years, though tidal forces should rip it apart before then.
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Japanese Spacecraft Set to Crash On Moon
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Japanese Moon Crash Japan's Kaguya will crash into the Moon on Wednesday, June 10th, around 1830 UT. The timing favours amateur astronomers in Asia and Australia, who might be able to see a flash of light or a plume of debris rising from the Moon's southeastern limb. The spacecraft masses 2,600 kg and it will slam into the lunar surface at 6,000 km/hr. No one knows, however, how bright the flash might be or whether it will be visible even through large telescopes.
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