It seems to be stretching the English language ever so slightly to describe three billion years ago as "recent".New images of Mars suggest the Red Planet had large lakes on its surface as recently as three billion years ago.
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This link is not really that interesting, except for the opening sentence:
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That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
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Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
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It am wicked to mock the afflicted. [BH (Calcutta), failed]
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Re: The latest news from Mars
Mars would have cooled sooner than Earth, so it's "life window" would have opened sooner, yes?lofuji wrote:This link is not really that interesting, except for the opening sentence:
It seems to be stretching the English language ever so slightly to describe three billion years ago as "recent".New images of Mars suggest the Red Planet had large lakes on its surface as recently as three billion years ago.
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Re: The latest news from Mars
I completely agree with you. But then it should have been written as "comparatively recently". Three billion years is hardly "recent" in the history of the solar system as a whole. Just me being a pedantic old bugger.Gawdzilla wrote:Mars would have cooled sooner than Earth, so it's "life window" would have opened sooner, yes?lofuji wrote:This link is not really that interesting, except for the opening sentence:
It seems to be stretching the English language ever so slightly to describe three billion years ago as "recent".New images of Mars suggest the Red Planet had large lakes on its surface as recently as three billion years ago.
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And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. [Macbeth]
It am wicked to mock the afflicted. [BH (Calcutta), failed]
Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope. [Freewheelin' Franklin]
personal blog: the view from fanling [stories about Hong Kong and any other shite I can think up]
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. [Macbeth]
It am wicked to mock the afflicted. [BH (Calcutta), failed]
Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope. [Freewheelin' Franklin]
personal blog: the view from fanling [stories about Hong Kong and any other shite I can think up]
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Re: The latest news from Mars
Oh, I thought it was "cute" as written. It reminds me of the talk about the budget: "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about REAL money."lofuji wrote:I completely agree with you. But then it should have been written as "comparatively recently". Three billion years is hardly "recent" in the history of the solar system as a whole. Just me being a pedantic old bugger.Gawdzilla wrote:Mars would have cooled sooner than Earth, so it's "life window" would have opened sooner, yes?lofuji wrote:This link is not really that interesting, except for the opening sentence:
It seems to be stretching the English language ever so slightly to describe three billion years ago as "recent".New images of Mars suggest the Red Planet had large lakes on its surface as recently as three billion years ago.
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