NASA orbiter spots 'Star Trek' symbol on Mars

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NASA orbiter spots 'Star Trek' symbol on Mars

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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/13/worl ... index.html

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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of a strange chevron on the Martian surface that looks similar to the symbol for "Star Trek's" Starfleet, an organization of space exploration, diplomacy, research, defense and peacekeeping.

The shapes were found in the southeast Hellas Planitia region of Mars, created by wind, lava and dunes. At some point in Martian history, crescent-shaped dunes were in the area. An eruption sent lava spilling out, moving around the dunes but not covering them. As the lava cooled, the dunes pointed up like islands.
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How cool!
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See I told you it was real! :)

Buy seriously. Very interesting.
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Oh, no! They found our secret base! Abort! Abort! :D
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RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Oh, no! They found our secret base! Abort! Abort! :D
It's a trap! :P :lol: :laughroll:
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