Sunday, September 4, 2011

That touch of zinc




Opportunity
knocks at red-stained Martian soil,
feels that touch of zinc.





Giddiness and excitement swept over NASA scientists Thursday after a small rover discovered a rock on Mars that could suggest life on the red planet ... Opportunity, NASA's small exploratory rover, treaded over Mars' 13.6 mile wide crater called Endeavor in early August ... Mission scientists have described the rock as "full of zinc and bromine, elements that, at least for rocks on Earth, would be suggestive of geology formed with heat and water" ... HuffPost Tech





placed in the Poets United Poetry Pantry #65

4 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 4, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Wow! Cool news!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Such interesting news and the succinct little piece almost bubbles with curiousity and excitement.

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  3. Paul Andrew RussellSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Very nice, Philip. I have a fondness for haiku. :-)

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  4. Chronicles of IllusionsSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Great poem - lots said in a few words

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