We should maintain that if an interpretation of any word in any religion leads to disharmony and does not positively further the welfare of the many, then such an interpretation is to be regarded as wrong; that is, against the will of God, or as the working of Satan or Mara.

Buddhadasa Bikkhu, a Thai Buddhist Monk


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

A Marscape

The photo below was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, which was launched in 2003 and, beyond all expectations, continues to send incredible photographs of Mars right down to the present.  This is a shot of the west rim of Endeavor Crater, evidently not of the crater itself.

Courtesy of   NASA

It's an amazing view, and it is equally amazing that we can send a complex piece of equipment so far and have it work so well that it can take a photograph like this.  Amen.