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Monday, October 26, 2009
Science

What Is This?

4:10PM Jesus Diaz | At first I thought this image was a tattoo under a powerful microscope. One near some feminine naughty bits. But no, there are no tattoos as weird and wonderful as what this image really is. Not on this planet, anyway. More »
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Science

New Mars Surface Shots: A World Without Footprints

7:00AM Danny Allen | This close-up of the rough terrain near Mars’ Zilair Crater was snapped by the High Resolution (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 3. It’s one of several amazing new images that make for some beautiful desktop wallpaper. More »
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Science

A Beach On Mars

12:50PM Jesus Diaz | The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE—High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment—camera has captured one of the most beautiful photographs of Mars to date: An oblique view—at 22 degrees east of straight down—of the Victoria Crater, in the Meridiani Planum region. More »
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