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GreenWave

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5. I would say that we know about 1 grain of sand vs. our entire planet to go.

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 12, 2023, 09:03 AM

Jan 2023

Then we can feel safe in our assumptions.

Recently the hexagonal structures in the polar regions on Uranus and Neptune proved you just cannot rely on lab experiments to have a good working idea of the topography of planets.

Over a century ago it was thought there was but one galaxy. Lesson NOT learned for the brainwashing continues with uni (one) verse. I hope they call it our cosmos. And the list goes on.

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I would say that we know about 1 grain of sand vs. our entire planet to go. GreenWave Jan 2023 #5

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