Dunedin Cosmetic Dentist Discovers Green Stuff on Mars. Sort of.

  So I was going to try to upload the Star Trek theme song (Next Generation of course)... but I don't have that much time. And I watch Firefly more frequently now anyway.

So the Pheonix lander has sent back images of martian dirt containing green particles. Scientists think the green stuff is olivine, a mineral associated with volcanic erruptions. Visions of a Martian Pompeii are dancing in my head, however unlikely.

So, along with this martian article, which can be read here, there were alot of comments that were much more interesting to me than the green stuff. One writer commented that of course we need to go to another country because this one isn't going to support us for very long.

Interesting theory. Not such a bad conclusion with the media spewing out that "Inconvenient Truth" at every twist and turn. Buuuutttt.... I still think our planet is capable of sustaining life, so long as we respect it. 

So why are we spending time and money on other planets? Because we're curious. And we should be.

One of the most admirable and unique traits of human beings is the ability to imagine. When you stand on a beach and look at the stars, it is in our very nature to wonder what else is out there.

By nature, we are also explorers. Guess what? We've thoroughly explored this planet. Imagine if we hadn't. Imagine a history in which Christopher Columbus was a home body. It is our nature to wonder and explore. Its a human trait that unites us, even when cultural differences divide us. Its no accident that the only truly successful collaborations between countries occur on the space station.

We should look for green stuff on Mars. We should look for blue stuff on Neptune and purple stuff on Venus. And then we should expand beyond our tiny galaxy and dream bigger.

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