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Comment on Recent Geologic Activity on the Moon? by Tom

Tom — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:38:34 +0000

Love it! I know!

Comment on Recent Geologic Activity on the Moon? by TOM

TOM — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:08:17 +0000

We are told in school that the moon is a dead rock, but wait, are the scientist…..
…….wrong.
When are we going to update our teachings and stop telling our children that the earth is flat.

Comment on Friendship 7 by Tom

Tom — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:04:54 +0000

Yep, Thanks, I changed it. A mis-type there, I kind of remember this, but I wasn’t alive 60 years ago.

Comment on Friendship 7 by Bob

Bob — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:38:15 +0000

Tom;
Outside of “The right Stuff” a Great Movie, is there a really good documentary of the early space program including the flights of the Mercury astronauts?
Best Regards, Bob

Comment on Friendship 7 by John Bagwell

John Bagwell — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:38:08 +0000

It was 50 years ago – in 1962, Feb 20.
Not 60 years.

Comment on Friendship 7 by Friendship 7 | www.microcerpt.com

Friendship 7 | www.microcerpt.com — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:05:01 +0000

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Comment on Saturday In The Sandbox by Marian

Marian — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:21:08 +0000

Dwight – oops. I’m leaving that up. That’s funny.

Adjoran – Hey! I use that expression all the time!

Francis – Great!

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ESA’s Swarm Mission | www.microcerpt.com — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:04:30 +0000

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Comment on Saturday In The Sandbox by Francis Walsh

Francis Walsh — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:55:58 +0000

I enjoyed thinking about this problem. Thank you for it and I will be back.

Comment on Saturday In The Sandbox by Dwight Decker

Dwight Decker — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:27:22 +0000

In grade school, I remember seeing a book (possibly a textbook, more likely the classroom’s set of a juvenile encyclopedia) with a spectacular color painting showing Saturn floating rings and all in a choppy sea (as in storm-tossed ocean), just to illustrate that point. I wondered how big the planet with the ocean had to be for Saturn to appear at that scale, never mind how the rings would stay intact…