
Dr. John Brandenburg: Confessions of a NASA Space Scientist
Earth Ancients
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The Mars Paleo Ocean
The energy released based on the amount of isotopes in the Martian atmosphere looks like it was 10 to 20, 10 to 100 times more powerful than the Chisholu Impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. There are already finding places where apparently meteorites impacted on Mars and created tidal waves from the paleo ocean. This confirms what is called a principle of SETI search for extraterrestrial intelligence called the principle of mediocrity. It says that the human race is not only not alone in the universe. We're not even remarkable. The universe is full of people like us. And we're obviously not a bunch of angels.
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