Martian Soil in 3-D

NASA - JPL ^ | 1-16-04 | NASA

[Phil V.]

This image taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the powdery soil of Mars in 3-D. It is the sharpest look yet at the surface of another planet. The microscopic imager is located on the rover's instrument deployment device, or "arm." . . .

This close-up look at a patch of martian soil is the sharpest image ever taken of another planet. The picture was captured by the microscopic imager located on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's instrument deployment device, or "arm." Scientists liken the alien soil to clumpy cocoa powder. The upper left corner of the soil patch is illuminated by direct sunlight and thus appears brighter. The actual size of the patch is about 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) across.

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[tutstar]

there's a thread here somewhere about bat guano....ick

[Bobby777]

I think Bat Guano was Keenan Wynn in "Dr. Strangelove"!!!

[tutstar]

yes he was, but actually the thread was about the real guano with a couple pics of the actor thrown in for good measure lol....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060827/posts

[Bobby777]

"If you don't get the President on that phone ... you'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola people!"

[TXnMA]

"I M I" ?

Reminds me of the old "RADIO 'yell'" they used to teach in military radio tech schools:

Radio! Radio!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
di di dit
di di di dit
di dit
dah!

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[tutstar]

LOL just had to do it didn't you? I guess we can deduce that many of us are in the same age range from the things we remember.
Old as Dirt ain't too far away, but not as old as Mars!!