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[Dingo]

Structure Found on Mars

[lionel.heron]

it will be interesting to see what they say ... who knows, maybe its a storage facility for all those socks that disappear from within washing machines ...

[BF]

it will be interesting to see what they say ... who knows, maybe its a storage facility for all those socks that disappear from within washing machines ...

Don't be silly Lionel.

Everyone knows that all the socks that disappear from the washing machines morph into all those wire coathangers that appear in wardrobes.

[LawryB]

C'mon guys, get it right!!!  Senior citizens know that the socks are merely playing hide and seek and will come out after you throw away all your remaining single socks.

[veebee]

Apart from the fact I cannot get google Mars to "focus" enough to see the damned thing, it IS very interesting.

I have mentioned a book titled "Alternative 3" before.... if you can find it, GET IT ! you will not be surprised by the fact that a man-made structure (or something of that nature ) appears to be there on Mars.

[Sean]

Popular Science recently ran an article on crowed sourcing, I was going to mention it because they covered Seti@home and Quakecatchernetwork. However they also mentioned http://www.zooniverse.org/ which out sources basic astronomical tasks to home users. The idea behind this project is that if enough people express their opinion on a topic eg. if two galaxies are merging, then the option that the majority choose is likely correct. It also flags objects of interest so professional astronomers can analyse them, one example is the currently unexplainable "Hanny's Voorwerp object" discovered by a volunteer. I have had a go at the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project and it is very straight forward and easy to use, you do not need any prior knowledge in astronomy.

Who knows you might find your own structure on the MOON.  ;D

The projects to choose from are:

Planet Hunters
Using public data from NASA's Kepler mission, we are looking for planets around other stars.

The Milky Way Project
Aims to sort and measure our galaxy, the Milky Way.

Old Weather
Help scientists recover worldwide weather observations made by Royal Navy ships around the time of World War I.

Moon Zoo
Explore the Moon in unprecedented detail using images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Galaxy Zoo: Hubble
The latest version of the original Zooniverse project. Help astronomers figure out how galaxies form and evolve by classifying their shape. Now with added Hubble galaxies.

Galaxy Zoo: Mergers
Understanding what happens when galaxies merge is one of the most important questions in astronomy. Help astronomers by trying to match a merger from SDSS with a simulation.

Galaxy Zoo: Supernovae
Help us to catch an exploding star. Astronomers are following up on your best candidates at telescopes around the world.