NASA’s latest “blue marble” photograph of our home planet…
The highest definition photograph ever taken of earth.
Grizzly Bear - Knife
From: Yellow House
Great tune.
Stunning picture of Titan’s atmosphere taken by the space probe Cassini.
“Titan (or Saturn VI) is the largest moon of Saturn. It is the only natural satellite known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only object other than Earth for which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.”
“The atmosphere of Titan is largely composed of nitrogen; minor components lead to the formation of methane and ethane clouds and nitrogen-rich organic smog. The climate—including wind and rain—creates surface features similar to those of Earth, such as sand dunes, rivers, lakes and seas (probably of liquid methane and ethane), and deltas, and is dominated by seasonal weather patterns as on Earth. With its liquids (both surface and subsurface) and robust nitrogen atmosphere, Titan’s methane cycle is viewed as ananalog to Earth’s water cycle, although at a much lower temperature.”
So. Fucking. Neat. Could there be life in Titan’s hydrocarbon Lakes!?
Such a neat Jelly.
Berghia coerulescens - A marine Nudibranch species
Nudibranchs are fucking gorgeous, mother nature’s quite the artist.
Golden Poison Dart Frog - Arguably the world’s most poisonous animal
“The poison of this frog is so toxic that even coming into contact with a paper towel that has touched the frog can be fatal. A single 2-inch-long frog has enough poison to kill 10 adult humans within minutes.”
Neat?
Europa - Jupiter’s neatest moon!
“Slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon, Europa is primarily made of silicate rock and probably has an iron core. It has a tenuous atmosphere composed primarily of oxygen. Its surface is composed of ice and is one of the smoothest in the Solar System. This surface is striated by cracks and streaks, while craters are relatively infrequent.
The apparent youth and smoothness of the surface have led to the hypothesis that a water ocean exists beneath it, which could conceivably serve as an abode for extraterrestrial life.This hypothesis proposes that heat energy from tidal flexing causes the ocean to remain liquid and drives geological activity similar to plate tectonics, ultimately causing the large striations on the planet’s surface.”
Relative sizes of planets in the solar system and well-known stars..
Now that’s just ridiculous.
Parrotfish smile.
“The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock. “
