The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Views of icy Mars

As we now have news of ice on mars in what is believed to be water ice. there are photos in the galleries, showing the latest finds, and a gif showing the evaporation process!

http://njastro.org/agx/image/a-gif-image-showing-disappearance-exposed-i...

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