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roamer65

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12. This ought to get the Internet a buzzin'
Mon May 25, 2015, 10:14 PM
May 2015

Probably just ice volcanoes as this small planetoid is quite often close enough to Jupiter's gravitational field to be a bit similar to its moons. Theory has it the asteroid belt did not form into a planet because of Jupiter's immense gravity.
But if it were an alien mining operation that would really be fun. Woo-hoo. A Wild West city in space.

We'd better bomb the moon again, just to send a message petronius May 2015 #1
No kidding. Up there in the sky, looking down it's nose at us, just asking neverforget May 2015 #3
are you ceres? hfojvt May 2015 #2
Heavens no - Ceres, is the goddess of agriculture and fertility Baclava May 2015 #4
I see you are the walrus hfojvt May 2015 #5
ha ha - yeah I knew you were doing something like that Baclava May 2015 #6
Goddess of the harvest. Laffy Kat May 2015 #7
Be careful what you say about the bright spots pinboy3niner May 2015 #8
It's now a major infraction, as I understand it. Wilms May 2015 #9
Yeah, they can't be more then 3 or 4 years old. kentauros May 2015 #15
By Grabthar's Hammer, what a reference. NuclearDem May 2015 #25
Maybe it's shiny because kentauros May 2015 #49
You're shining me! Eleanors38 May 2015 #43
They're fracking on Ceres? Peace Patriot May 2015 #10
+1000 Thanks for your insights and I'm glad you're still posting here. LongTomH May 2015 #22
What if it's a city? JaneyVee May 2015 #11
Then we attack! pew pew pew! Baclava May 2015 #26
This ought to get the Internet a buzzin' roamer65 May 2015 #12
gotta love this headline - "NASA Releases Best Images Ever of "Alien Lights" on Ceres" Baclava May 2015 #32
I was thinking perhaps a comet. BlueJazz May 2015 #13
NSA Listening Outpost... WillyT May 2015 #14
It could be the exhaust shaft. roamer65 May 2015 #16
The Death Star has problems, though, per their engineers: kentauros May 2015 #52
If there's a monolith in that crater, we should leave it alone.... Sancho May 2015 #17
If NASA calls it swamp gas, we're really in trouble Baclava May 2015 #24
...or an alien "Motel 6". roamer65 May 2015 #18
It's either a glitter bomb, or Binkie The Clown May 2015 #19
I say hair salon shenmue May 2015 #20
Not much smaller than a womp-rat. Codeine May 2015 #21
Win! :) n/t KatyMan May 2015 #42
Just a little mining operation. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #23
Shoddy cloaking device, probably made in sweatshops on the Sun. Rex May 2015 #27
yeah, well they better stop messing around with our stuff Baclava May 2015 #48
They found my secret base. joshcryer May 2015 #28
you can run, but you can't hide! Baclava May 2015 #33
OH my, that is totally cool n/t Sheepshank May 2015 #38
Even cooler - We're going to Europa! Baclava May 2015 #50
It seems there are several areas with a "brightness." The kicked-up theory seems Eleanors38 May 2015 #44
Elvis concert? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #29
Space Kittehs Warren DeMontague May 2015 #30
Hotblack Desiato and Disaster Area are holding a concert. longship May 2015 #31
Freepers are claiming that Obama made NASA build a safe to hide his birth certificate. Exilednight May 2015 #34
It's an emblem of quality! randome May 2015 #35
It's a Starbucks next to a Starbucks rusty fender May 2015 #36
Ceres: destination of choice for Alzheimer patients. randome May 2015 #37
The corner of West Gray and Shepherd in Houston! Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #40
It's the end of the Universe! FrodosPet May 2015 #51
The first one is in New York City. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2015 #53
Shit, the Terrans are about to get cheesed hard. NuclearDem May 2015 #39
Sorry, I'm only familiar with Multipass pinboy3niner May 2015 #41
ha - I threw in a Mass Effect 3 endgame screen pic up above and nobody cared Baclava May 2015 #47
Sheldon's new casino olddots May 2015 #45
Darn. Moonlight will never be the same again. In_The_Wind May 2015 #46
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