Sunday, May 9, 2010

Earth as an Exogenous Corpus


NASA Spots Signs of Life... On Earth : Discovery News
Analysis by Ian O'Neill
"Unlike certain corners of the UK tabloid press, I'm not about to proclaim that NASA has found life on Mars, because that's just silly (and completely false). However, NASA has spotted signs of life on Earth. I realize that might sound just as wacky, but bear with me..." Ian O'Neill

Signs of Life: Sulfur Deposits at Borup Fiord Pass, Canadian Arctic 
"High in the Canadian Arctic is a glacier-carved valley that is like none other on Earth. Borup Fiord Pass on Ellesmere Island, shown in the top image, is the only known place where sulfur from a natural spring is deposited over ice. The sulfur leaves a pale yellow stain that almost seems to glow in the lower image, a photo taken from a helicopter in July 2006..."

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