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Old 08-12-2009, 03:24 PM
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Nasa image .. what the!!

Hmmm ... just checked out the image of the day
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/image...ture_1537.html
and looks a bit like something else .... on the human anatomy, then laughed when looked at the name of the crater - Proctor Crater
Do yous know what a proctoscope is??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctoscopy
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Old 08-12-2009, 05:17 PM
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That's probably why they called it Proctor Crater
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Old 08-12-2009, 05:26 PM
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I think it's a bit of a bum story.

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Old 08-12-2009, 05:27 PM
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Also on Page 26-27 January AST.

good naming convention!
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I think it's a bit of a bum story.

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A real scratchy one...with all that sand!!!
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Now this may be a little uncomfortable.
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I have to say, it's one of the most amazing/unusal ***holes I've seen and
maybe in need of some moisturiser.

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Old 08-12-2009, 06:08 PM
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nice pic though
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Old 08-12-2009, 06:26 PM
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"Posterus Maximus"!!! Could be another analogy.
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Is that the A*** end of Mars?
Maybe it's on the opposite side of Mars to "The Face".
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Is that the A*** end of Mars?
Maybe it's on the opposite side of Mars to "The Face".
Probably why there's no life on Mars. Nobody wants to live in a s**thole.
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That's a crater? riiiight... (but I can see the humour in the naming)
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Good to see that NASA has a sense of humour.

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Good to see that NASA has a sense of humour.

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I'd like to know the inside story about the naming of the crater.
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Look at all the PILES of sand before the crater
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soooo many funny comments, but hey, do you think that NASA named that crater .... tho I have trouble seeing a crater, just a crack ..... , did they name it because of how it looks??? Do they have a sense of humour?? Hmm, Ric reckons they do.
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soooo many funny comments, but hey, do you think that NASA named that crater .... tho I have trouble seeing a crater, just a crack ..... , did they name it because of how it looks??? Do they have a sense of humour?? Hmm, Ric reckons they do.
If it was named by a scientist it's hardly surprising if there is an element of humour behind it. Scientists are renowned for their cerebral sense of humour.

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