Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World cover image

Canals on Mars? (Martian Life, Alien Life, Extraterrestrials, Exobiology)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

00:00

The Hour Glass Sea on Mars

Galileo was the first person to look at mars through a telescope, but he didn't make significant discoveries about it. The first person to observe and draw a feature on the surface of mars was the dutch scientist christian hoygens in 16 59. We now know this dark patch as curtus major, a volcanic plan covered with darker basaltic rock from extinct volcanoes. This was the first documented surface feature seen on another planet other than our sister planet, the moon.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app