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User ID: 20049002 Australia 07/18/2012 11:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | MARS HOLY CRATERS BATMAN!!! [ link to apod.nasa.gov] " A Hole in Mars Image Credit: NASA, JPL, U. Arizona
Explanation: What created this unusual hole in Mars? The hole was discovered by chance on images of the dusty slopes of Mars' Pavonis Mons volcano taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars. The hole appears to be an opening to an underground cavern, partly illuminated on the image right. Analysis of this and follow-up images revealed the opening to be about 35 meters across, while the interior shadow angle indicates that the underlying cavern is roughly 20 meters deep. Why there is a circular crater surrounding this hole remains a topic of speculation, as is the full extent of the underlying cavern. Holes such as this are of particular interest because their interior caves are relatively protected from the harsh surface of Mars, making them relatively good candidates to contain Martian life. These pits are therefore prime targets for possible future spacecraft, robots, and even human interplanetary explorers. "Well I'll be a mothers uncle... Stranger and stranger... |
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User ID: 20049002 Australia 07/18/2012 11:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: MARS HOLY CRATERS BATMAN!!! Can't you just picture Thunderbird 1 coming up outta that peek-a-boo?! |
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User ID: 20049002 Australia 07/18/2012 11:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: MARS HOLY CRATERS BATMAN!!! hi-res version: [ link to apod.nasa.gov] Mars has a lot of holes! [ link to www.google.com.au (secure)] Last Edited by watchZEITGEISTnow on 07/18/2012 11:24 PM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14443973 Thailand 07/18/2012 11:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: MARS HOLY CRATERS BATMAN!!! Thats where Admiral Byrd flew in to discover a world within a world on Mars. Oh wait, im crossing realities. Nevermind. |
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User ID: 20049002 Australia 07/19/2012 01:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: MARS HOLY CRATERS BATMAN!!! Thats where Admiral Byrd flew in to discover a world within a world on Mars. Oh wait, im crossing realities. Nevermind.
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