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by PHN
Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:38 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Martian Dust Devil Trails (21 Oct 2009)
Replies: 35
Views: 5494

Re: Martian Dust Devil Trails (21 Oct 2009)

Mars is a giant Etch-o-Sketch. The dust devils and sand slides make the designs on the dust surface. Then a big dust storm comes along and erases all the designs.
by PHN
Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:26 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Martian Dust Devil Trails (21 Oct 2009)
Replies: 35
Views: 5494

Re: Blue Abnormality on Martian Dust Devils Photo

I know there's another thread about this, but I just have a question, and that question is likely to be ignored by people who merely enter that thread to give their opinion about the APOD. If you think this should be in the other thread, go ahead and merge the two. What's the blue thing on the phot...
by PHN
Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Iridium, Cosmos collision (APOD 2009 Feb 18)
Replies: 38
Views: 7189

Re: Iridium, Cosmos collision (APOD 2009 Feb 18)

Its been a few years since I have done any investigation, but the statement that Irridium 33 was a US communications satelite is somewhat misleading. Here is some information I posted on a different forum: The Iridium system was developed by Motorola in the early 90s. The name was chosen from the # ...