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Is this part of some NASA cultural exchange program ??
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That is going to confuse the heck out of some Martian geologist (marsologist?) who finds it in the distant future. :eek:
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Very cool and interesting! Thanks very much for posting this, Clinton!

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Very thoughtful of us humans!

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Huh - that's neat.
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Imagine if it turned out it wasn't from Mars :O
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SirTalllPaul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:29 pm Imagine if it turned out it wasn't from Mars :O
I can see the headlines now - there actually IS microbial life on Mars - we bring this rock to the planet, introduce something that kills them all. :lol:
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Maybe a mobile phone and some kentucky fried chicken wrappers too...
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