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Sand Dunes Thawing on Mars

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COSMIC MESSAGE

What are these strange shapes on Mars? Defrosting sand dunes near the pole. As spring begins in Mars's Northern Hemisphere, the dunes are thawing. Carbon dioxide and water ice sublime directly into gas in the thin atmosphere. Thinner ice regions defrost first, revealing dark sand that absorbs sunlight and speeds the thaw.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 3 MAR 2008 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 MAR 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 MAR 2008
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning crescent, 16% lit
POSITION
Day 63 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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