steph
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Perhaps it's been discussed here before. Giant plumes of gas, observed over Mars. As in , 250 km high. Might be some form of CO2 outgassing? It looks hardcore, almost like a full-atmosphere splash motion. So...WTF?
Volcanic eruptions maybe?
This reminds me of the terraforming scene in Total Recall :lol:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astr...umes_what_s_causing_these_weird_features.html
In any case, I doubt Mars has enough delta-V to propel itself out of its normal orbit. So far, the ejections haven't achieved escape velocity.
Edit: Maybe we've been looking for the Nazis in the wrong place all this time. They went to Mars, not the Moon. And now they're terraforming it. Seriously though, a gas plume out there would (a) have a seriously bad-ass cause and (b) make itself noticed as changes in the orbits of the probes. Might there be a link to the recent comet pass?
Volcanic eruptions maybe?
This reminds me of the terraforming scene in Total Recall :lol:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astr...umes_what_s_causing_these_weird_features.html
In any case, I doubt Mars has enough delta-V to propel itself out of its normal orbit. So far, the ejections haven't achieved escape velocity.
Edit: Maybe we've been looking for the Nazis in the wrong place all this time. They went to Mars, not the Moon. And now they're terraforming it. Seriously though, a gas plume out there would (a) have a seriously bad-ass cause and (b) make itself noticed as changes in the orbits of the probes. Might there be a link to the recent comet pass?
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