@65dBnoise

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Marveling at the world

Lots of Martian rocks and landscapes, looking all too familiar, but don't be fooled by that: Mars is an inhospitable toxic planet. Let's not mistake fiction for reality.

I like dirt and rocks, but I Am Not A Geologist (IANAG).

I also do rocky political commentary at times. We are all political animals by nature, according to Aristotle.

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So now I can't even watch YouTube without signing in?

No Artemis II splash down for me, then.

32000km more to the surface of the blue marble and into the blue ocean.

Orion's velocity is now 4.31km / s and increasing, and has enter the space that's closer than the geosynchronous orbit.

#Orion #Artemis2 #Terra #NASA #solarocks #space

More context for the image above

#Orion #Artemis2 #Terra #NASA #solarocks #space

Homing

81000 km more to go, and splash!

#Orion #Artemis2 #Terra #NASA #solarocks #space

[About the #Martian mantle ...] In a recent study, Ludovic Margerin, a CNRS researcher at IRAP, challenges the findings of a study published last year based on the analysis of data collected by the #SEIS seismometer aboard NASA’s #InSight lander.

According to this new study, the analysis of InSight’s seismological data—which concludes that the Martian mantle is highly #heterogeneous—may contain #observational and theoretical flaws: https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2026/04/the-heterogeneity-of-the-martian-mantle-is-being-questioned/

U.S. and Israeli weapons are precise enough to enable the assassination of Iranian leaders—yet they are targeting hospitals and schools, This is the beginning of what will surely be extensive documentation of war crimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/us-israel-strikes-iran-structures-damage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.jNTc.JZhppIRJ8_tY&smid=url-share

How the U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Have Damaged Schools and Hospitals

The Times has verified U.S.-Israeli strikes on at least 39 schools and hospitals, a fraction of the devastation so far.

The New York Times

Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows & switch to Linux for government desktops. 🥳 🇫🇷

Not only that, but they have also moved 80, 000 National Health Insurance Fund Employees to open source alternatives replacing U.S owned Big Tech platforms like Microsoft Teams & Zoom.

It’s amazing to see the country take action, push for real digital sovereignty, & opt for open source solutions! 👏

More here: https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/

No picture of Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover (NASA) yet, but to have the crew quartet complete, here is one of him looking outside a window sometime after the other pictures were taken.

Credit: NASA Johnson
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/55196961359/

#Orion #Artemis2 #Moon #NASA #Solarocks #Space

#Orion is (eyeballed) about halfway between perilune, where it met Luna, and Terra, but gaining speed.

#Artemis2 #NASA #Moon #solarocks #space

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026.
https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/

#linux #opensource