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Cassini Returns Photos of Hyperion

imipak writes "The Cassini Saturn probe has captured the previously unseen northern polar region of Saturn's moon Hyperion. Its weirdly eroded surface looks like nothing else in the solar system seen so far, demonstrating once again that when it comes to planetary exploration, "expect the unexpected" is more than just glib advice from the Hitch-hiker's Guide!"

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  1. That's no moon... by parasonic · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it's a weirdly eroded space station.

  2. Many uses! by SkullOne · · Score: 5, Funny

    My girlfriend has one of those in the shower, and yells at me when I leave it in the old water :(

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  3. Oh please by colonslashslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows NASA faked the moon landings, and this is just a black and white close up of a rice crispy in Mike Griffin's morning cereal! ;-)

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  4. Re:What is that? by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's that thing in the top left hand corner of the second image? It doesn't fit with the rest of the landscape...

    You mean the words that say, "DB_Session allocated the following problem: DB Error: connect failed"? Something tells me it is an earthy artifact.

  5. Re:What is that? by riffzifnab · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its a fish fossil. You see, when God created the earth 3,000 years ago he had some stuff left over, so he just thew it in orbit around other planets, figuring no one would ever find it.