Many scientists believe it would be possible to maintain a permanent human presence on Mars or the Moon. On the other hand, conditions on Venus are so extreme and inhospitable that maintaining a human presence there would be impossible. First, atmospheric pressure at Venus' surface is at least 90 times greater than the pressure at Earth’s surface. This means that a force of 100 kilograms is pressing down on every square centimeter of surface. All spacecraft that have landed on Venus have been crushed
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The following will be an excerpt from the sci-fi novel I’m writing. A little exposition first. (The year is 2500, humanity discovered alien life on mars in 2050 and they allowed us to join a galactic federation of planets, greatly advancing our technology. I am the protagonist, after volunteering to be cryogenically frozen until 2500. I changed my name, joined the navy, the crew mutinied and as the man who slew the captain in single combat, I was made the new captain. This takes place some time later
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It was a bright and sunny day, but Caspian, the Chironex Fleckeri, couldn’t tell. Caspian was relaxing in the cool water down below enjoying nature. It was Saturday so many people decided to go surfing and swimming the the warm water. This was quite irritating to Caspian, but he knew he couldn’t do anything about it unless it killed everyone in the ocean which wasn’t an option. Caspian was very powerful. He was more powerful than he knew. Caspian could hear the splashes from above of all the humans
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Vacation to Canada I feel the power of rushing water below me as,I am looking at Niagara Falls.I watch the beauty of Niagara Falls.Staring at the falls,a colorful rainbow appeared.I look at thousands of gallons of water going over the edge and hungry birds swoop down eating yellow gross foam that is formed by the rushing water.Many people taking pictures trying to capture the beauty of Niagara Falls.What wonders await in Niagara falls? We look at the time and realize we are late
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crescent moon. Thoth also healed Horus’ left eye and was considered to be the inventor of the hieroglyphics by the Egyptians. Thoth first became known as the god of the moon after the fight between Set and Horus. Horus’ eyes were known as the sun and the moon, the sun being the right eye and the moon being the left eye. In the fight between Set and Horus, Horus’ left eye was injured. Thoth came in and healed Horus’ eye; this linked the moon to Thoth. Also a crescent moon looked very similar to Thoth’s
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I awake early to the sweet sounds of the tropic birds singing a soft tone. Their melodic chirping always compliments the splendor of the bright amber sunrise. I swing my legs from beneath me and stand up. I stretch my arms out. My wife whose beauty conflicted that of Aphrodite, is already awake and downstairs brewing me an impeccable cup of black coffee. I begin striding down the stairs. The aromatic smell of freshly roasted beans gets stronger with each footstep. As I pull my chair out and begin
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Fitzgerald uses many devices to illustrate the gloom of the Valley of Ashes and the separation between the upper and lower classes. Initially, he uses bleak imagery to develop the murkiness of the scene. The term ‘gray’ is only written one time in the excerpt, to define the land, but one could certainly infer that the sky is that same gray color. The dullness of the scene is perhaps taken from the industrial era — gray factories gushing gray smoke — except the depiction goes beyond scenery and into
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plummeting into Earth’s atmosphere as a projectile. If this happens there is a significant chance of human endangerment depending on from where it descends. Opponents conclude that “the Hinode mission would be able to collect data from the sun, its sunspots, solar flare, and CME’s and then be able to help us calculate how it affects the climate on earth.” In recent studies it has been determined that while such solar activity as sunspots and solar flares do increase the amounts of radiation
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Nicholas Copernicus Nicholas Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer. He is known for his heliocentric solar system model, which shows the earth and other planets revolving around the sun. He was born Torun, Poland, in 1473 to a copper merchant. Nicholas’s father died when he was only ten, leaving him to his uncle’s care. His uncle, the Bishop of Warmia Lucas Watzenrode, ensured that Nicholas received the best education. Nicholas began taking an interest in astronomy while studying art and
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Have you ever wondered, how the Northern Light came to be? Well, there are so many different myths about how they came to be, but I’m telling it the way I know they came to be. One day, Athena and Zeus were walking out in their garden and they started to talk. They talked and talked about the boys, that’s what they did when they had their walks. Athena would bring up ideas she had for different things around the world. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, she has great judgment, and she has knowledge
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