Surely if the dunes move one meter per year, we only need to wait a bit to know what's under the sand?
Curiosity Rover digs into humanity's first alien sand dune
The Curiosity Rover has clocked up another first for humanity by examining an alien sand dune. The nuclear-powered space tank is currently at a spot named "Bagnold Dunes," which can be found on the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp inside the Gale Crater that's been Curiosity's home since it arrived on August 6th, 2012. NASA …
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Monday 14th December 2015 09:34 GMT Yugguy
Martians!
Sand all the way down til you get to the Martians world-spanning underground habitats, constructed for the great exodus when the surface became too inhospitable.
Powered by geothermal energy, housing billions and totally self-sufficient, it's the only world many generations have ever known.
You never know...
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Monday 14th December 2015 18:26 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: Martians!
Beneath the sand is a giant alien machine that initiates a nuclear reaction among giant rods carved from radioactive ore. These rods plunge into Mars icy core, releasing oxygen and rebuilding the planet's lost atmosphere.
Now if you excuse me, I have to get back to reading "Everything I Ever Needed to Know Came From Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies"
Get your ass to Mars!
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