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The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a fetching composite image of a couple of Martian volcanoes, one of them caught with "icy clouds" drifting past its summit. Mars Express image of Ceraunius Tholus and Uranius Tholus. Pic: ESA The two volcanoes, dubbed Ceraunius Tholus (left) and Uranius Tholus were caught on …

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  1. The lone lurker

    Beautiful!

    Exactly the kind of picture I want to see from these missions!

    I'd be interested to know what the straight line formation in the upper right of the image is? Anybody care to enlighten me?

    I just know people like Richard Hoagland would have a field day with it!

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Alien

      Re:Beautiful

      Well Duh! The straight line formation is blatantly an alien runway!

      1. The lone lurker
        Black Helicopters

        Is that you Mr. Hoagland?

        I think you'd be better off here:

        http://www.enterprisemission.com/planet.htm

        Worth a look ( If you fancy a laugh), especially considering today's date!

      2. Anonymous Coward
        Joke

        No, not a runway....

        ...it's where they filmed the Apollo moon landings!

  2. Dave 64 Silver badge
    Boffin

    clouds?

    Nah....Mavin The Martian has just left the kettle boiling for too long

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Re: Re: Beautiful

    Alien runway - you must be joking - its clearly artwork left on Mars by visitors from Nazca, Peru

  4. Ryan Kendall
    Headmaster

    Fissures

    non scientific guess here, but they look like volcanic fissures

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    I think you'll find

    the smoke was from the barbie

  6. darkmage0707077
    Alien

    What's that??

    There, on the right volcano...OMG, it's a new "Face on Mars"!! Aliens DO exist!!

    1. Steven Knox
      Happy

      Also,

      If you look closely at the right volcano, you'll see that Zorro stopped by for a visit.

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    i'm guessing it's a canal

    yeah, and everyone said they didn't exist. so there.

  8. fLaMePrOoF
    Thumb Up

    Isn't that...

    The oxygen generating pyramid from Total Recall?!

  9. DanceMan
    Alien

    amanfrommars?

    Where is he when we need him? He ought to have the answers.

  10. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Okay, so there is mist on Mars, that means there is Oxygen right ?

    Because without oxygen you can't get mist!!

    They have been laying to us all for sooo long!!!!!!

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