OT: These pictures of Mars kind of blew me away

Herndon

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56238018

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This one is as the lander is descending, and the dust is being blown away by the rockets!
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looking up during the descent
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There are more in the link. Admins, I understand if you move this, but I can't find the off-topic forum (maybe I'm a moron), and this stuff was powerful/wild/intense for me and thought I'd share.

That's a different planet, man. The COLOR of it is wild. It's so simultaneously familiar and alien. It made me feel something on a Friday morning :)
 
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Herndon

Herndon

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Could you imagine being Herndon? Just happy that Mason even has a basketball program, doesn't care about results, and can sit back and enjoy pictures of Mars? Must be the life...

Dude, life is amazingly good. If somebody can't appreciate all the freaking unbelievable beauty of the world, and the universe, and the joy of the million little day to day moments, that's on them :)
 

Pablo

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https://www.thoughtco.com/why-mars-is-red-603792:

"When you look up in the sky, you can recognize Mars by its red color. Yet, when you see photos of Mars taken on Mars, many colors are present. What makes Mars the Red Planet and why doesn't it always look red close-up?

The short answer for why Mars appears red, or at least red-orange, is because the Martian surface contains a large amount of rust or iron oxide. The iron oxide forms a rust dust that floats in the atmosphere and sits as a dusty coating across much of the landscape.

Why Mars Has Other Colors Up Close
The dust in the atmosphere causes Mars to appear very rusty from space. When viewed from the surface, other colors are apparent, in part because landers and other instruments don't have to peer through the whole atmosphere to see them, and partly because rust exists in colors other than red, plus there are other minerals on the planet. While red is a common rust color, some iron oxides are brown, black, yellow and even green! So, if you see green on Mars, it doesn't mean there are plants growing on the planet. Rather, some of the Martian rocks are green, just like some rocks are green on Earth."
 

JimP

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When's the last time Mason had a Martian on the roster? It doesn't seem like Paulsen or his assistants have cultivated relationships there.
 
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