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Once-Flowing Rivers of Mars, Space Drug Capsule Returning, and Camels Helping Joshua Tree Groves in California

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

More proof that water once existed on Mars, following the recent fires, a drug manufacturing capsule will finally be returning from space, and California’s Joshua Tree groves make a comeback thanks in part to a two-humped mammal. Plus, this day in history, how one little girl gave a famous president his iconic look. Once-Flowing Rivers of Mars (GNN) Drug Manufacturing Space Capsule (Gizmodo) Joshua Tree Groves/Camels (GNN) Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Instagram - Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

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0:07.7

A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses.

0:11.1

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0:12.9

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0:16.3

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0:17.6

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0:20.5

Once again, welcome to another edition of Cool Stuff Ride Home. He's Reggie Rizu. I'm Marcus Paff.

0:25.8

On today's episode, more proof that water once existed on Mars. Following the recent fires,

0:31.4

California's Joshua Tree Groves make a comeback, thanks in part to a two-humped mammal.

0:36.8

And a drug manufacturing capsule will

0:38.8

finally be returning from space we'll tell you more plus this day in history how one little girl

0:44.3

gave a famous president his iconic look that's coming up on cool stuff well this week's shows

0:50.2

have seemingly had a real space theme to them so so I figured why not cap it off with another

0:55.1

story that's out of this world. I'll hold for applause and laughter there. Reggie, anything, nothing?

1:01.3

Chirp, chirp, chump. The Mars reconnaissance orbiter recently sent back photos from the red planet,

1:07.8

revealing the location of an ancient river system. Yes, flowing rivers on the surface of Mars.

1:13.6

We'll link to the story in today's show notes so you can see for yourself,

1:16.6

but it's believed Mars was once home to enough long stretches of running water

1:21.6

to create bona fide habitable environments.

1:23.6

And per space.com, only two other worlds in our solar system, apart from Earth,

1:29.3

are known to have harbored rivers. That would be Mars, where water flowed billions of years ago,

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