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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-28-09 04:45 AM
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Martian Winter snow on the Dunes- Photo


These dunes seen within a crater on the planet were picked out by Nasa's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRiSE) camera. The crater is in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere and it was winter at the time the picture was taken.

The brighter areas picked out by the camera on Mars are being seen as as carbon dioxide or water frost. This is generally concentrated on the east-facing slopes of the dunes, which are shadow and therefore cooler

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1231422/Mars-marvel-Stunning-image-Red-Planet-winter.html#ixzz0Y96bhGPz
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-28-09 08:41 AM
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1. Mmm, chocolate.
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-28-09 09:11 AM
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2. beautiful!
Not quite high enough resolution to see this...

http://www.archive.org/details/santa_claus_conquers_the_martians
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-28-09 12:26 PM
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3. Oh man. I think I saw that in the local theater when I was a kid.
I'll have to find some time to watch it.
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cowcommander Donating Member (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-28-09 04:23 PM
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4. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful indeed!
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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-29-09 12:09 AM
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5. Simply amazing!
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