Галагазета | Message From Mars? Morse Code Dunes Found On Red Planet
Message From Mars? Morse Code Dunes Found On Red Planet g570145294, 20 июля 2016 г., 11:33
First off, what's a morse code? Dictionary defines it as either of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators.
Yes, astronomers have discovered dark sand dunes on Mars that resemble Morse code. But no, they don't think little green men are trying to tell us something.
The images of the dark dunes were snapped in February by a high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
So just what are they? A report from the red planet, or just a weird little topographical anomaly? Definitely the latter, NASA explains.
The dunes have formed in a depressed area that's probably an old asteroid impact crater. The circular depression has had a weird effect on both the amount of sand available to form dunes and the way the winds carve up the dunes, NASA said. So instead of the long, flowing lines of dunes we're used to seeing on our planet, the winds on this part of Mars swirled in such a way to create distinct dots and dashes of dunes.
Why does this happen there? Scientists don't know.
''This process is not well understood at present and is one motivation (to study) this area,'' NASA said in a press release.
So, if you were to convert the dune's dots and dashes to the written word, just what does it say? Planetary scientist Veronica Bray translated it for Gizmodo.com:
NEE NED ZB 6TNN DEIBEDH SIEFI EBEEE SSIEI ESEE SEEE !!
Well, if the Martians are trying to speak to us, they really need to work on their sentence structure.
While reading this article, I remembered me and my friends attempted to learn the morse code using taps on a phone just so we can convey information if, for example, we are kidnapped. That is us being paranoid but hey, I don't see anything wrong with being overly cautious so I highly suggest you learn it too!
Source: edition.cnn.com/2016/07/12/health/mars-morse-code-trnd/
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The images of the dark dunes were snapped in February by a high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. So just what are they? A report from the red planet, or just a weird little topographical anomaly? Definitely the latter, NASA explains. The dunes have formed in a depressed area that's probably an old asteroid impact crater. The circular depression has had a weird effect on both the amount of sand available to form dunes and the way the winds carve up the dunes, NASA said. So instead of the long, flowing lines of dunes we're used to seeing on our planet, the winds on this part of Mars swirled in such a way to create distinct dots and dashes of dunes. Why does this happen there? Scientists don't know. ''This process is not well understood at present and is one motivation (to study) this area,'' NASA said in a press release. So, if you were to convert the dune's dots and dashes to the written word, just what does it say? Planetary scientist Veronica Bray translated it for Gizmodo.com: NEE NED ZB 6TNN DEIBEDH SIEFI EBEEE SSIEI ESEE SEEE !! Well, if the Martians are trying to speak to us, they really need to work on their sentence structure. While reading this article, I remembered me and my friends attempted to learn the morse code using taps on a phone just so we can convey information if, for example, we are kidnapped. That is us being paranoid but hey, I don't see anything wrong with being overly cautious so I highly suggest you learn it too! Source: edition.cnn.com/2016/07/12/health/mars-morse-code-trnd/
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