Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Interesting synchronicity: Saturn's bizarre moon Iapetus . . .






. . . bears a passing resemblance to this metal sphere.



6 comments:

  1. I have a Wild Theory about Iapetus, but I'm sitting on it until I can check a few facts...

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  2. omg, Mac you may have something here... how very odd... man, I love your mind! You rock!

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  3. Hollow, I'm sure. Looks like some art students joined two hemispherical "bowls."

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  4. Anonymous8:28 PM

    And this just in on New Scientist. Somebody HAS come up with a "natural" explanation for the equatorial ridge a.k.a. "The Wall." I would award it the Richard Hoagland prize for biggest violation of Occam's razor by a scientific theory. Hope the link works OK but if not, you get the idea:

    New Scientist Latest Iapetus Article

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  5. Thanks, WMB. I haven't read NS's article yet, but I encountered another one about Iapetus getting slapped with one of Saturn's rings. I'll check this out.

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  6. I think you are an excellent blogger. It's all about your passion and you should add something about Jupiter. Don't you think?

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