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Lose Yourself in This Absolutely Gobsmacking Image of Valles Marineris on Mars
Science Alert ^ | 25 MARCH 2020 | MATT WILLIAMS, UNIVERSE TODAY

Posted on 03/25/2020 7:52:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) delivers once again! Using its advanced imaging instrument, the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the orbiter captured a breathtaking image (shown below) of the plains north of Juventae Chasma.

This region constitutes the southwestern part of Valles Marineris, the gigantic canyon system that runs along the Martian equator.

The image was originally taken in July of 2007 by the HiRISE camera and showcases three distinct types of terrain. In the top half of the image, this includes plains with craters and sinuous ridge features.

These features are of particular interest since they could be inverted stream channels, which are known to occur when a low-lying area becomes elevated.

There are several reasons why a channel might stand out amid its surroundings, all of which come down to erosion.

For instance, these channels may be formed from larger rocks than their surrounding environment, have been streambeds that became cemented by precipitating minerals, or have become filled with lava at some point.

All of these materials are more resistant to erosion, which means that they would remain and appear elevated after wind or water carried away finer-grained material around them. Other features include plains with exposed layers and layers on the wall of the Juventae Chasma canyon.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; mars; science; vallesmarineris
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1 posted on 03/25/2020 7:52:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 03/25/2020 7:53:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Dali’s nervous breakdown.


3 posted on 03/25/2020 7:53:53 PM PDT by dangus
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To: BenLurkin

The dry ocean bottoms where the green hordes thrive.


4 posted on 03/25/2020 7:56:29 PM PDT by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Fred Nerks

“While layered terrain is common in Martian canyons, it is not currently known what processes are behind their formation”

This phenomenon is explained by the occurrence of electrical /plasma based storms. The explanation is available here:

https://thedailyplasma.blog/category/electric-universe/


5 posted on 03/25/2020 7:57:56 PM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: going hot

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hawkwind+green+finned+demon&view=detail&mid=79E3E0C2AD822FB5DCFB79E3E0C2AD822FB5DCFB&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fFORM%3dSLBRDF%26pc%3dSL11%26q%3dhawkwind%2520green%2520finned%2520demon


6 posted on 03/25/2020 7:58:52 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: dangus

Looks like a dragon with a gaping mouth, ready to devour everything in sight.


7 posted on 03/25/2020 8:01:38 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Democratus Partitus Delendus Est)
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To: BenLurkin

Looks a bit like those geyser ponds in Yellowstone.


8 posted on 03/25/2020 8:04:01 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: Candor7
"plasma based storms"

So a typical rain suit would not be sufficient?

9 posted on 03/25/2020 8:04:57 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: BenLurkin

An image of the virgin is surely in that mosaic somewhere!


10 posted on 03/25/2020 8:05:32 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping.


11 posted on 03/25/2020 8:07:44 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Zuriel

I see a piece of toast.


12 posted on 03/25/2020 8:13:44 PM PDT by cephalopod (I am a Viking of some note, Knut's my name and here I float.)
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To: rfp1234

Dr Rorshach says that Covid 19 is getting to you. (I think I get your point, though.)


13 posted on 03/25/2020 8:14:27 PM PDT by dangus
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To: Deaf Smith

So a typical rain suit would not be sufficient? >>>>>>>

Very few materials could stand up to it. Like being inside of a massive plasma welding torch discharge. Some say it is what turned humans into pillars of salt at Sodom and Gomorrah.


14 posted on 03/25/2020 8:17:52 PM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: dangus

Thuvia has a place there


15 posted on 03/25/2020 8:18:56 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: Deaf Smith

Human lightning rod?


16 posted on 03/25/2020 8:19:42 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: Candor7
FINALLY!

Stone spheres are evidence of electric storms. They were not formed in the ground subject to gravity, nor were they carved by giants. The spheres were formed by dust drawn into lightning channels and fused in the atmosphere like hailstones, which accounts for the spherical shape. Why they appear at or near beaches will be discussed in future articles.

I have a collection of many hundreds of images of these 'spherical boulders' from all over the world. This would be the best explanation of how they were formed...

17 posted on 03/25/2020 8:20:14 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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To: BenLurkin

Leather and suede, arts and craft project. Just kidding, neat photo.


18 posted on 03/25/2020 8:20:22 PM PDT by Cedar
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To: Candor7

thanks for the link, saved it and sent a well deserved contribution:

https://thedailyplasma.blog/category/electric-universe/

his illustrations and graphics are outstanding imo.


19 posted on 03/25/2020 8:23:15 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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To: Fred Nerks

Giant hailstones made from fused silica precipitate.

Excellent!


20 posted on 03/25/2020 8:26:26 PM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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