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Terra Alta

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18. wow. how beautiful.

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:44 PM

Aug 2012

Amazing pics. It's a wonder what science can do. I hope I live long enough to see the first human step foot on Mars. We need to stop spending money on useless wars and tax breaks for the wealthy and spend it on space exploration.

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The Clearest Images Of Another Planet You've Ever Seen [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 OP

i wouldn't mistake those for earth FirstLight Aug 2012 #1

Actually, some of them look exactly like parts of the Atacama desert in Chile. Cleita Aug 2012 #4

Was about to say the same thing; the Atacama's about as Martian as Earth gets. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #9

When I was growing up I looked at a similar landscape every day from my bedroom window. Cleita Aug 2012 #12

In Bolivia texshelters Aug 2012 #60

Just hang on, we'll wipe out the vegetation too if we get a chance. Scuba Aug 2012 #15

Mauna Kea Hawaii nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #41

Whoa! Trippy photo! calimary Aug 2012 #58

k & r surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #2

spectacular pics nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #3

Arizona in about 20 years taught_me_patience Aug 2012 #5

We all helped build it n/t flamingdem Aug 2012 #6

Here's the bottom photo in true color: Posteritatis Aug 2012 #7

With that title, I thought this was going to be Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #8

Three of the pics are the exact same place Atman Aug 2012 #10

the zoom is different also Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #14

The zoom is the only difference. Atman Aug 2012 #17

I'm really puzzled as to why they have not explored or commented on the thing that looks Lint Head Aug 2012 #11

It's dry; they're using different light filters to highlight different features. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #16

I don't know why that first one keeps getting printed. It doesn't look that clear to me. randome Aug 2012 #13

wow. how beautiful. Terra Alta Aug 2012 #18

Are those white dots in the 2nd pic a humvee convoy? nt CK_John Aug 2012 #19

That's what earth will look like when Mitt becomes our God. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #20

Or maybe just quicker. 'Cause it's been happening, and continues... jtuck004 Aug 2012 #47

I don't know. 40 years ago I was watching live, color TV broadcasts of two guys on the moon (edited A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #21

Those should be better pictures. Shot in a movie studio at a secret site in NM. <G> n/t jtuck004 Aug 2012 #48

You forgot this one: coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #22

lol Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #23

That's funny Liberalynn Aug 2012 #24

Well where is the Earth-shattering KABOOM? /nt localroger Aug 2012 #26

What will be really impressive... d06204 Aug 2012 #25

given human nature, if we were to actually find one of those things Terra Alta Aug 2012 #33

Yep, and while I was making light of a beautiful d06204 Aug 2012 #38

Wow... Thanks! annabanana Aug 2012 #27

When a geek named Bob Aug 2012 #28

Spec freaking tacular! tridim Aug 2012 #29

Amazing photos. (nt) pinto Aug 2012 #30

The striations look amazingly like long-term water erosion. That's weird. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #31

Not weird at all. drm604 Aug 2012 #49

I'm thinking they may just have found it. I can't explain the formations otherwise. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #56

rocks look like sedimentary layers, as in, once under an ocean nt msongs Aug 2012 #32

That was my first impression also.. n/t Fumesucker Aug 2012 #34

My thought exactly... gadjitfreek Aug 2012 #35

That's what NASA suspects. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #53

mrs grantcart just walked by my computer and said grantcart Aug 2012 #36

I like that they have an atmosphere. kayakjohnny Aug 2012 #37

When I opened this thread I expected to see pictures of the RNC Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #39

Wind swept hills on another planet MrScorpio Aug 2012 #40

They look like the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #42

So, where's Captain Kirk fighting the Gorn captain?? TahitiNut Aug 2012 #43

Future home of FEMA Camp Mars. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2012 #44

I thought this for sure: superpatriotman Aug 2012 #45

Thanks for the post! burrowowl Aug 2012 #46

Thanx for posting Botany Aug 2012 #50

Even with everything that's going on right now, drm604 Aug 2012 #51

love seeing those JI7 Aug 2012 #52

Them new-fangled polaroids is SHARP! Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #54

Breathtaking. myrna minx Aug 2012 #55

Looks like a good place to buy some property Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #57

"Mars is a place". MatthewStLouis Aug 2012 #59