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Wednesday, 15 August 2012
quote [ Now, a UCLA scientist has discovered that the geological phenomenon, which involves the movement of huge crustal plates beneath a planet's surface, also exists on Mars.
"Mars is at a primitive stage of plate tectonics. It gives us a glimpse of how the early Earth may have looked and may help us understand how plate tectonics began on Earth," ] JOECAM would love this stuff
[sci&tech] [by pleaides@12:01pmGMT] [+6 Interesting] |
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underdog
said @ 12:11pm GMT on 15th Aug
I wonder when we'll find evidence they once had flying cars. Lucky Martian bastards. |
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CapnSilver
said @ 12:19pm GMT on 15th Aug
Wait till we discover this is where the reptilians come from. |
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underdog
said @ 12:32pm GMT on 15th Aug
[Score:2]
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damnit
said @ 2:30pm GMT on 15th Aug
What they're proposing is that the core is still active. |
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cb361
said @ 6:12pm GMT on 15th Aug
Start the reactors! |
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tbt10f
said @ 7:22am GMT on 16th Aug
I thought that was thought to not be the case due to Mars not having a uniform magnetic field? |
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damnit
said @ 11:14am GMT on 16th Aug
I thought so, too. But the mention of Mars at a primitive stage of plate tectonics rustled my jimmies. Either the planet is dead, or Mars is too small that it's still in the process of pulling everything under the crust into the core. The magnetic field is not possible without a liquid core. |
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ckfahrenheit
said @ 5:01pm GMT on 15th Aug
come on find human DNA on Mars this will make up for childhood nightmares watching Five Million Years to Earth |
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cb361
said @ 5:35pm GMT on 15th Aug
When I was at school, our science teacher told the story of the time she caused the guy who came up with Plate Tectonics to fall off his bicycle, as he cycled at high speed onto the grass to avoid her, on Parker's Piece in Cambridge. When she was young and embarking on a career in science, I wonder if she thought that would be her most important effect on the world of science. Not that I've ever done anything more significant than that. I suppose I could always go back to Cambridge and punch-out Stephen Hawking. |
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underdog
said @ 6:08pm GMT on 15th Aug
Or...you could be non-violent and give him a hand-job instead. He would probably appreciate that. I know I would |
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arrowhen
said @ 12:03am GMT on 16th Aug
I fetched a roll of duct tape for the guitar player of a band you've never heard of before once. |
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scojam
said @ 6:14pm GMT on 15th Aug
"Mars is at a primitive stage of plate tectonics. It gives us a glimpse of how the early Earth may have looked and may help us understand how plate tectonics began on Earth," Love the optomistic slant. Perhaps more appropriately 'Mars is in its final stages of demise. It gives us a glimpse of how the Earth will look in maybe 50 years.' |
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cb361
said @ 6:37pm GMT on 15th Aug
[Score:1 Insightful]
Nah. You're thinking of Venus. |
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scojam
said @ 7:48pm GMT on 15th Aug
Yeah that one too. |
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arrowhen
said @ 6:33am GMT on 16th Aug
She's got it. Yeah, baby, she's got it. |
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pleaides
said @ 10:55pm GMT on 15th Aug
[Score:1 Underrated]
It was that bit that made the article so interesting, and I'd take the word of the scientist whose spent years studying it over yours. |
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damnit
said @ 1:26am GMT on 16th Aug
That bit interested me. We're not actually seeing a dead planet. Just one that is still forming. We can still terra form it. |
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robotroadkill
said @ 1:57am GMT on 16th Aug
Someone's gotta stand up to the experts! |
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