Cambria Coast - Stephen McMillan , 2020.

American, b. 1949 -

In a Strange Land

Artist: Dod Procter (English, 1892-1972)

Date: 1919

Medium: Oil on canvas

It's always a pleasure visiting this location at Elliston Newfoundland. It is even better when you get a sunset like this. One of the best coastlines around.

📸 by @gord_follett_photography

"A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that life could have developed on the planet at this time."

"The latest paper relates to Mars during a time called the Noachian epoch, which extended from about 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago."

"Two obvious scars from this era on Mars are the enormous Hellas and Argyre impact basins; both are well over a thousand miles across and each possesses enough volume to hold all the water in the Mediterranean with room to spare.

One might not imagine such a time being conducive to the existence of fragile life-forms, yet it is likely to be the era in which Mars was most habitable. Evidence of landforms sculpted by water from this time is plentiful and include dried-up river valleys, lake beds, ancient coastlines, and river deltas."