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News & ArtsFriday, January 27, 2012
Science No Nimbus
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:26 AM
The image is of sand ripples on Mars...
- NASA
It's pretty, but it's also very dead. Mars does not have the nimbus of life.
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I don't see dead. There is wind, atmosphere and liquids, there are chemical reactions and molecules formed, and every atom is dancing inside beyond. It's an eddy in the slow pulse of the universe.
And Cavalia played there last June, right? Not dead.
And Cavalia played there last June, right? Not dead.
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Good Morning Charles,
Wow, again extraordinary photography. Thansk.
BTW, were you able to view the aurora borealis? There was much solar activity this week. Alas, they (Northern Lights) were difficult to view in the Seattle area because of cloud cover. But, maybe you were able to elsewhere.
Wow, again extraordinary photography. Thansk.
BTW, were you able to view the aurora borealis? There was much solar activity this week. Alas, they (Northern Lights) were difficult to view in the Seattle area because of cloud cover. But, maybe you were able to elsewhere.
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I was going to say "Thank goodness there evolved a creature capable of witnessing and admiring such a sight," and then I realized Mars would go on being Mars no matter who showed up to look at it. So nevermind.
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You won't be thinking the Martians are dead when they fry your fanny with that death ray of theirs!
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I misread that as sand nipples on Mars, which, oddly enough, sort of fits the picture. If it's of a creature with about 200 nipples.
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