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Title: The red rain phenomenon of Kerala and its possible extraterrestrial origin [Life from Space???]
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Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science
URL Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601022
Published: Jun 4, 2006
Author: Godfrey Louis, A. Santhosh Kumar
Post Date: 2006-06-04 11:12:30 by Pandora
Keywords: None
Views: 101
Comments: 3
ABSTRACT: Comments: 18 pages, 15 figures, accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science A red rain phenomenon occurred in Kerala, India starting from 25th July 2001, in which the rainwater appeared coloured in various localized places that are spread over a few hundred kilometers in Kerala. Maximum cases were reported during the first 10 days and isolated cases were found to occur for about 2 months. The striking red colouration of the rainwater was found to be due to the suspension of microscopic red particles having the appearance of biological cells. These particles have no similarity with usual desert dust. An estimated minimum quantity of 50,000 kg of red particles has fallen from the sky through red rain. An analysis of this strange phenomenon further shows that the conventional atmospheric transport processes like dust storms etc. cannot explain this phenomenon. The electron microscopic study of the red particles shows fine cell structure indicating their biological cell like nature. EDAX analysis shows that the major elements present in these cell like particles are carbon and oxygen. Strangely, a test for DNA using Ethidium Bromide dye fluorescence technique indicates absence of DNA in these cells. In the context of a suspected link between a meteor airburst event and the red rain, the possibility for the extraterrestrial origin of these particles from cometary fragments is discussed. The Article: The red rain phenomenon of Kerala and its possible extraterrestrial origin
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#1. To: Pandora (#0)
Holy s**t! The material were seeds! "Day of the Triffids!"
"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in -- and the West in general -- into an unbearable hell and a choking life." Did you ever read Dragon Riders of Pern when you were young? The job of the Dragon Riders was to destroy biologic material from space as it entered the atmosphere. Before it could take hold.
Never read that one but this is most assuredly plausible. There is an excellent free ebook trilogy online I'd recommend called "Invasion [Escape, then Death] of the Insectoids" by Steve Gordon. You can DL it free.
"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in -- and the West in general -- into an unbearable hell and a choking life."
--Osama bin Laden
#2. To: IndieTX (#1)
#3. To: Pandora (#2)
--Osama bin Laden
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