Fluorescent ruby-like gems have been found on Mars for the first time (www.newscientist.com)

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It appears hostile alien contact may have occured soon after this image

/s pyro of course...

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[-] Beacon@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

Cool!

So many discoveries of mars' surface are scientifically very important and interesting but not like cool in the traditional sense. But rubies from mars, now that's cool!

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