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A top down view of Olympus Mons, the massive shield volcano on Mars. The volcano has a broad, circular shape with gently sloping flanks and a prominent central caldera. The surface appears reddish-brown, with darker shadowed regions emphasizing the rugged terrain. The edges of the volcano gradually fade into the surrounding Martian landscape. The lighting creates a contrast between the illuminated and shadowed areas, as the volcano is near the terminator, the boundary between day and night.

Olympus Mons near the terminator, just released by ESA Mars Express

Full size & info: flic.kr/p/2qQA6Fc
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY

Taken on 2024-08-06
Release Date: 2025-03-01 on psa.esa.int
#planetsci 🧪 @esa.int @dlr-en.bsky.social

07.03.2025 14:43 — 👍 167    🔁 33    💬 5    📌 4

Exposure to Ambient Temperature and Functional Connectivity of Brain Resting-State Networks in Preadolescents Exposure to extreme temperatures has been linked to acute mental health events in young populations, but the underlying neural mechanisms are not well understood. Resting-state functional magnetic res...

🌡️ Heat affects kids' brain function

New research finds higher temperatures reduce brain connectivity in preadolescents, especially in networks linked to attention and memory.

🔗 www.jaacap.org/article/S089...

#SciComm #Neuroscience 🧪

08.03.2025 15:56 — 👍 27    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1

This place could use a chunky dose of delicious satellite imagery.

So here are some of my favorites I've shared over the years.

Impossible to not start with the unbeatable, the epic...

von Karman vortices

19.11.2024 02:41 — 👍 1095    🔁 246    💬 35    📌 37

Three stories and a soft fire crackling…let yourself drift off when the time comes at

open.spotify.com/episode/74iJ... (Spotify)
youtu.be/rzPzLTp6HBI (YouTube)

17.11.2024 12:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sometimes, the white dots in the blue sky are the stars...to put it like that. 😍

15.11.2024 13:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Back in the day, HiRISE images were some of the most beautiful classroom resources we ever used. 😍

I mean, how great is it that they put them out there?

14.11.2024 13:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Taking a break from all of today’s insane political news, here’s a photo I just took from my backyard. Hope you enjoy! ❤️

14.11.2024 02:41 — 👍 36552    🔁 959    💬 761    📌 34

While I slowly discover the platform, I thought I'd put something out there to find for those of you browsing profiles like I do at the moment.

Won't post many pics of myself and stuff, but I'm not difficult to get to know, that's for sure. 😁

youtu.be/1vhxkjq_42g

13.11.2024 09:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you. Nice to meet you here as well. Looks like a good place so far. 👍😃

12.11.2024 16:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A scene with inky darkness. The moon blots out the sun and ring of fire appears in the sky. The horizon looks like sunset and the golden color reflects in the lake. Three people in the bottom right corner look up. They are in silhouette.

Remember the eclipse back in April?

Since eclipses are rare I practiced camera settings and timing... then changed travel plans, watched the weather like a hawk, and ended up driving quite a bit. It all worked out. I'm proudest of this image and would love to do projects like this more often.

12.11.2024 01:31 — 👍 30570    🔁 2582    💬 924    📌 114

Hi, my name's Alex. I write, I read, I listen, and talk sometimes, too.

Looking forward to meeting everyone. 😃

12.11.2024 16:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0