Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere 101
IHateEverybody writes "Scientists have found evidence that the solar wind is ripping off chunks of the Martian atmosphere, which could possibly explain why Mars has such a thin atmosphere today. The chunks are being ripped up along 'magnetic umbrellas,' which are bubbles of magnetic fields which rise from the ground and extend above the Martian atmosphere. This is surprising because scientists previously thought that these magnetic umbrellas protected the Martian atmosphere. Now it looks like exactly the opposite might be true."
At least.. (Score:5, Funny)
At least it's not ripping up Uranus.
Re:At least.. (Score:2, Funny)
At least it's not ripping up Uranus.
I'm sorry, AC, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2007 to end that stupid joke once and for all.
It's now called Urectum.
Re:Holy crap. (Score:1, Funny)
Actually, no, I don't.
Re:But what about the "how" part . . . ? (Score:5, Funny)
I dunno, the 3rd and 4th arm are great and come in handy all the time, but on the downside my 2nd head is WAYYY to talkative.
Re:But what about the "how" part . . . ? (Score:1, Funny)
Is that you, Zaphod Beeblebrox? Wait, no, sorry, my mistake. You mentioned four arms.
Re:bad news for earth? (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently, Jello pudding does not actually make for a good planetary core.
Re:bad news for earth? (Score:3, Funny)
Save the Earth, eat a burrito!
Ob. Spaceballs reference (Score:3, Funny)
We have a large shield around our planet, which has a special, secret password. No one can ever strip aweay our atmosphere, no matter how much they suck or blow.
Re:Ob. Spaceballs reference (Score:2, Funny)
We have a large shield around our planet, which has a special, secret password. No one can ever strip aweay our atmosphere, no matter how much they suck or blow.
Is the combination 12345?
Re:Ob. Spaceballs reference (Score:4, Funny)
Hey! I have the same combination on my luggage.