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Month: January 2017

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Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency photographed the Rocky Mountains from his vantage point in low Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station. He shared the image with his social media followers on Jan. 9, 2017, writing, "the Rocky mountains are a step too high – even for the clouds to cross." via NASA http://ift.tt/2j1assn

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Here is a view of Earth and its moon, as seen from Mars. It combines two images acquired on Nov. 20, 2016, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, with brightness adjusted separately for Earth and the moon to show details on both bodies. via NASA http://ift.tt/2jk2xr1

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Impact craters expose the subsurface materials on the steep slopes of Mars. However, these slopes often experience rockfalls and debris avalanches that keep the surface clean of dust, revealing a variety of hues, like in this enhanced-color image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, representing different rock types. via NASA http://ift.tt/2iDXvCA

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Lauri Vuohensilta , founder of the Hydraulic Press Channel , has shared a new video on his Beyond the Press channel where he demonstrates how to make a functioning skateboard out of toilet paper using a hydraulic press. Related Laughing Squid Posts Crushing an Ancient Nokia 3310 Mobile Phone Using a Hydraulic Press Folding a Piece of Paper More Than Seven Times Using a Hydraulic Press Crushing a Hockey Puck Using a Hydraulic Press