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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Марс-Экспресс: подробный снимок Лица на Марсе http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1216531/eng |
Credit & Copyright: G. Neukum
(FU Berlin) et al.,
Mars Express,
DLR;
Malin Space Science Systems,
MOC
Explanation:
Wouldn't it be fun if
clouds were
turtles?
Wouldn't it be fun if the laundry
on the bedroom chair was a friendly
monster?
Wouldn't it be fun if rock mesas on
Mars were faces or interplanetary monuments?
Clouds,
though, are small water droplets, floating on air.
Laundry is
cotton,
wool, or
plastic, woven into garments.
Famous Martian rock mesas
known by names like the
Face on Mars
appear quite natural when seen more clearly, as the
above recently-released digital-perspective image shows.
Is reality boring?
Nobody knows how clouds make lightning. Nobody knows the geological history of Mars. Nobody knows why the laundry on the bedroom chair smells like root beer. Understanding reality brings more questions. Mystery and adventure are never far behind. Perhaps fun and discovery are just beginning.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.