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Enormous plumes detected erupting on Red Planet

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posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 10:21 PM
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Mysterious plumes over 150 miles high have been recorded erupting on Mars by amateur astronomers – and the strange discovery has scientists stumped. The bright flares have now died away, but they were spotted on two occasions – lasting for 10 days each time – by amateur astronomers in 2012. The dusty plumes were seen rising to altitudes of 155 miles (250km) and spread out over a region measuring 300-600 miles wide.


rt.com...



My guess? Water vapor being forced out of deep fissures. Deep undiscovered magma mixed with a frozen subterranean ocean.
If that's right, and most likely it is not,
-that would be the place to search for life.
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posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 10:27 PM
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My guess would be that it's one of the 12 mile tall dust devils on Mars .






Because I seriously doubt if we know all the characteristics of dust Devils on Mars .



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posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:26 PM
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a reply to: Greathouse
Yes , was it the movie Mission to Mars where they had the Martian "dust devils" ? Ginormous (spell checker didn't pick that up and it truly is a word) tornadoes .



posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:32 PM
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150 mile high dust devils would be amazing

I don't know the height of the thin martian atmosphere, so couldn't say how high a wind vortex would function.



posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:34 PM
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originally posted by: Gothmog
a reply to: Greathouse
Yes , was it the movie Mission to Mars where they had the Martian "dust devils" ? Ginormous (spell checker didn't pick that up and it truly is a word) tornadoes .



Although your term ginormous pasted mustard .


The word tornado did not. Because there is not enough atmosphere on Mars to create tornadoes .

And the reference you ask for was space.com .

space.com
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posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:38 PM
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originally posted by: Greathouse

originally posted by: Gothmog
a reply to: Greathouse
Yes , was it the movie Mission to Mars where they had the Martian "dust devils" ? Ginormous (spell checker didn't pick that up and it truly is a word) tornadoes .



Although your term ginormous pasted mustard .


The word tornado did not. Because there is not enough atmosphere on Mars to create tornadoes .

And the reference you ask for was space.com .

space.com

The word tornado was figurative , not literal.



posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:45 PM
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originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: Greathouse

originally posted by: Gothmog
a reply to: Greathouse
Yes , was it the movie Mission to Mars where they had the Martian "dust devils" ? Ginormous (spell checker didn't pick that up and it truly is a word) tornadoes .



Although your term ginormous pasted mustard .


The word tornado did not. Because there is not enough atmosphere on Mars to create tornadoes .

And the reference you ask for was space.com .

space.com

The word tornado was figurative , not literal.


Thank you for the clarification. You are the one One of the few people I believe on here is honest in their opinions .



posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:48 PM
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originally posted by: Greathouse

originally posted by: Gothmog

originally posted by: Greathouse

originally posted by: Gothmog
a reply to: Greathouse
Yes , was it the movie Mission to Mars where they had the Martian "dust devils" ? Ginormous (spell checker didn't pick that up and it truly is a word) tornadoes .



Although your term ginormous pasted mustard .


The word tornado did not. Because there is not enough atmosphere on Mars to create tornadoes .

And the reference you ask for was space.com .

space.com

The word tornado was figurative , not literal.


Thank you for the clarification. You are the one One of the few people I believe on here is honest in their opinions .

Not only on here , But in "real life" as well. Sometimes too honest for my own good.



posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:49 PM
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How about just an overall general dust storm ?

Is it possible for these dust storms on Mars to get that high up ?



posted on Jul, 9 2015 @ 11:58 PM
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Or it could be CO2 being released into the atmosphere by the giant electrical power stations...

I told those Martian aeons ago that CO2 and the atmosphere didnt work that way. They thought the planet would grow warmer , more plants would grow and the atmosphere would become more O2 rich. Turned out , as I predicted ,as the planet cooled the CO2 level rose blanking out the sun's rays , the atmosphere dissipated along with what little magnetic field they had left , and the Martians faded into the darkness.However , the power plants still function.
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posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:04 AM
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That kind of altitude seems excessive for any kind of weather pattern that we understand. Of course, it is Mars, and there is probably a great deal we do not understand. I would go with a gas release or a combined electrical (ionic) and gaseous display.



posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:07 AM
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I like this...www.youtube.com...



posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:10 AM
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a reply to: Gothmog

Is this a Total Recall reference?

"Get your ass to mars"
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posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:16 AM
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a reply to: CranialSponge

Mars atmosphere is about eleven kilometers high.
-My Uncle Pete actually runs a mayonnaise farm there, he told me.

eleven kilometers -true story.




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posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:18 AM
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- So whatever it is has to be blasting easily out of the atmosphere.



posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:18 AM
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given Mars thinner atmosphere, perhaps another asteroid bites the dust.



posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 12:25 AM
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Swamp gas of course. Nasa been right all along.



posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 04:34 AM
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originally posted by: glend
given Mars thinner atmosphere, perhaps another asteroid bites the dust.

My first thoughts too. A fragmented asteroid causing a ruckus for the resident Martians.



posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 04:37 AM
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originally posted by: Greathouse

originally posted by: Gothmog
a reply to: Greathouse
Yes , was it the movie Mission to Mars where they had the Martian "dust devils" ? Ginormous (spell checker didn't pick that up and it truly is a word) tornadoes .



Although your term ginormous pasted mustard .


The word tornado did not. Because there is not enough atmosphere on Mars to create tornadoes .

And the reference you ask for was space.com .

space.com

Hehe sorry for nitpicking but the youtube video you originally linked was called "Tornado on Mars"
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posted on Jul, 10 2015 @ 05:09 AM
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a reply to: canucks555

Holy shat look at that ...

Could this be how Mars lost its atmosphere




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