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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Utopia on Mars
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 21 May, 2021
| Image Credit: NASA, The Viking Project, M. Dale-Bannister (Washington University)
Posted on 05/21/2021 1:54:53 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Expansive Utopia Planitia on Mars is strewn with rocks and boulders in this 1976 image. Constructed from the Viking 2 lander's color and black and white image data, the scene approximates the appearance of the high northern martian plain to the human eye. For scale, the prominent rounded rock near center is about 20 centimeters (just under 8 inches) across. Farther back on the right side of the frame the a dark angular boulder spans about 1.5 meters (5 feet). Also in view are two trenches dug by the lander's sampler arm, the ejected protective shroud that covered the soil collector head, and one of the lander's dust covered footpads at the lower right. On May 14, China’s Zhurong Mars rover successfully touchdown on Mars and has returned the first images of` its landing site in Utopia Planitia.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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05/21/2021 1:55:10 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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05/21/2021 1:55:42 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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05/21/2021 1:56:02 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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said, "Get off my grass!"
you're not far off the mark. That is exactly what they're looking for at this moment. Moss
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05/21/2021 2:04:16 PM PDT
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Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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05/21/2021 2:17:07 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Grand Opening, November, 2021! ;)
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05/21/2021 2:35:38 PM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
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I am an earthling and I plan on staying that way.
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05/21/2021 3:10:46 PM PDT
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Delta 21
(Get off your ass and earn it!)
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...the ejected protective shroud that covered the soil collector head... Typical China--leaving their junk/pollution everywhere!
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05/21/2021 3:58:45 PM PDT
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Alas Babylon!
("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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05/21/2021 4:49:54 PM PDT
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goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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Pretty good place to send all the Leftists.
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05/21/2021 5:04:32 PM PDT
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AFB-XYZ
(Stand up, or bend over)
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