Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                 2021 July 4
     [2]The picture shows a Martian rock formation nicknamed the Face on
       Mars. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

                              The Face on Mars
                 Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]Viking 1 Orbiter

   Explanation: Wouldn't it be fun if [5]clouds were [6]castles? Wouldn't
   it be fun if the [7]laundry on the bedroom chair was a [8]superhero?
   Wouldn't it be fun if [9]rock [10]mesas on [11]Mars were interplanetary
   monuments to the human face? [12]Clouds, though, are floating droplets
   of water and ice. Laundry is cotton, wool, or plastic, woven into
   garments. Famous Martian rock mesas known by names like the [13]Face on
   Mars appear quite natural when [14]seen more clearly on [15]better
   images. Is [16]reality boring? Nobody knows [17]why some clouds make
   rain. Nobody knows if [18]life ever developed on Mars. Nobody knows why
   the laundry on the bedroom chair [19]smells like root beer. Scientific
   [20]exploration can not only resolve mysteries, but uncover [21]new
   knowledge, greater mysteries, and [22]yet deeper questions. As
   [23]humanity explores our universe, perhaps fun -- [24]through
   discovery -- [25]is just beginning.

                      Tomorrow's picture: horse of blue
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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2107/MartianFace_Viking_960.jpg
   3. https://www.nasa.gov/
   4. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1975-075A
   5. https://www.boredpanda.com/amazing-cloud-formations/
   6. https://youtu.be/bcrEqIpi6sg
   7. https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/4h39hu/we_all_have_the_laundry_chair_right/
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero
   9. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01141
  10. https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/6279/geologic-face-on-mars-formation/
  11. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/overview/
  12. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/cloud-formation/
  13. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast24may_1
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  15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060926.html
  16. https://catingtonpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/145904480.jpg
  17. https://physicsworld.com/a/its-raining-again/
  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/debate/debate100th.html
  19. http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/odor/root-beer.html
  20. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/644987-we-shall-not-cease-from-exploration-and-the-end-of
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  22. https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/big-questions
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  37. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
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  43. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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