Posted on 06/26/2019 1:44:00 PM PDT by Red Badger
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On the Red Planet’s Hellas Planitia expanse, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted a rather conspicuous logo that will have trekkies jumping for joy, while rekindling old rivalries with the Star Wars fandom in the process.
“Enterprising viewers will make the discovery that these features look conspicuously like a famous logo,” wrote Ross Beyer of the University of Arizona in a statement discussing the unusual formation which bears more than a passing resemblance to Star Treks’ Starfleet logo. The likeness did not go unnoticed by one of Star Trek’s biggest stars, William Shatner, who couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a friendly jab at the Star Wars franchise.
The actor quipped: “Hey Star wars! Will you hurry up your Rebel Scums? We beat you!”
The official Star Wars Twitter account responded with a good-natured humble brag, however.
Star Wars fans also responded with some creative veiled threats.
“It’s only a coincidence,” Beyer said, spoiling the fun while explaining that the sandy crescent-shaped or barchan dunes were sculpted by the high winds on the Red Planet. Lava flows then parted around the dunes and hardened in place while the sand was gradually blown away leaving so-called ‘ghost dunes’ behind them.
One day i was SO bored I looked up different space shows and which fleet would defeat which fleet.
You know, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica...even broke it down further into the Federation, Vulcans, Klingons, the rebels from Star Wars, the Empire...
People REALLY put a lot of thought into their answers, using mathematical equations and everything!! :)
That is not surprising.
The Dolphins have been on Mars for quite some time, now..............but not on the football field...........
+1
I thought the dolphins played in Miami
They show up there from time to time............
ROFL!!!!
I cant believe SNL had a funny skit once :)
The Klingons became the most cunning and brutal race in the universe. They would schedule peace talks on their enemies’ vessels. Things would appear to go well. Near the end of the talks the Klingons would all excuse themselves to use the bathrooms. They would come back, finish the talks, and return to their ships. The bathrooms on their enemies’ ships would then smell so noxious that not even the whiz bang space air filters could stop it. The ship was left with only one option. Somebody crack a window. Ship destroyed.
I’m sure they’ll make a Star Trek movie on how it got there. ;)
LOL
Of course it’s the starfleet’s logo, how could it possibly be anything else?
Sheesh.
You must be very young. SNL used to be the funniest thing on TV. Ever heard of The Not Ready For Prime Time Players?
51 ain’t that young. :(
Killroy was here.
or
Kirk was here.
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