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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 6 Aug 2012

    .@b97: Is Mississippi red mud is the same as the red dirt on Mars? // They're both red for the same reason -- oxidized iron.

    2:14 PM - 6 Aug 2012
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      2. SarcasticRover‏ @SarcasticRover 6 Aug 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson WRONG, NEIL! Mars dirt is red because of all the blood spilt during the Martian Civil Wars! Where did you learn to be science?

        2 replies 48 retweets 31 likes
      3. Nick Hopkins‏ @nicholasbrave 6 Aug 2012
        Replying to @SarcasticRover

        @SarcasticRover I really want to follow you, but you tweet wayyyyy too much

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      4. SarcasticRover‏ @SarcasticRover 6 Aug 2012
        Replying to @nicholasbrave

        @nicholasbrave Dude, you're an animator… what the hell else do you have to do with your day?

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      1. MARVELous_Nurse‏ @cluckyRN 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @b97 Neshoba County: The Other Mars.

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      1. Joe Hanson‏Verified account @DrJoeHanson 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson We got our red oxide mud from oxygen-producing organisms. Where did Mars get its red dirt?

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      1. Kenneth Tomsovic‏ @Kennethpwhirl 12 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson does this mean there might be trace elements of breathable oxygen? Can you rebuild atmosphere?

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      1. Marian Cullen R.N.‏ @mgc0083 11 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @b97 Its RUSTY RED alrighty!

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      1. Matthew Kirton‏ @MKirton 10 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson oxidized iron? So it's essentially rusty?

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      1. Op_Ed_B‏ @Op_Ed_B 8 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @b97 Mississippi is a different kind of RED. Trust me.

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      1. Michael Nixon‏ @michael_nixon 8 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson if oxidization turned mars red does that mean there is oxygen on Mars?

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      1. William Babb‏ @ThunderBill2 7 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson On that basis then, with all that iron, why doesn't Mars have any significant magnetic field?

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      1. William Miller‏ @Wm_Jesse_Miller 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @b97 Speaking of red mud.... here is a good blues song about red mud ;-)

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      1. Hamstertown‏ @Hamstertown 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Yet you'll find more intelligent life on Mars.

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      1. Tom Schaefer‏ @thomasmschaefer 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Mars Mudhens use the same mud to rub into baseballs too.

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      1. Science Unraveled‏ @ScienceUnraveld 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Oxidation is a chemical signature of life correct? The current atmosphere of mars is anaerobic, but may have been with oxygen?

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      1. Joseph Lamoree‏ @jlamoree 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson That's why I protect my mud with two coats of Rust-Oleum.

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      1. Vinnie Bartilucci‏ @VBartilucci 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson So, would Mars mud be good for pre-treating baseballs?

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      1. Rusty Haake‏ @TheKrustiest 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson just got a second round interview with SpaceX. Retweet for good luck?

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      1. frank childs‏ @fchilds1761 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @b97 love it Neil!

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      1. Kingsley‏ @kam123twit 6 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @b97 Mars is now Twitter friendly. Amazing. Now waiting for Facebook check in.

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