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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | [[Megan]] sits at her computer and tells [[Cueball]] how exciting it will be when Dawn will discover what is the cause of the ''stupid'' white dot on Ceres. | |
− | {{w|Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn}} is a probe sent by {{w|NASA}} in 2007 to examine the {{w|asteroid belt}} | + | {{w|Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn}} is the name of a probe sent by {{w|NASA}} in 2007 to examine the {{w|dwarf planet}}, and largest object in the {{w|asteroid belt}}, {{w|Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres}}, and the largest {{w|protoplanet}} {{w|4 Vesta|Vesta}}. Having already finished the Vesta part of the mission in 2012, Dawn is now scheduled to arrive at Ceres on March 6, 2015, but has already been returning images of the dwarf planet. The white dot is a physical characteristic of Ceres visible on photographs taken by the {{w|Hubble Space Telescope}}, although its nature is currently uncertain. |
− | + | [http://www.ceres-cert.com/ CERES] (Certification of Environmental Standards) is also the name of a food inspection company based in Germany. The joke is that someone from CERES has presumably inspected Ceres and has left his/her white round inspection sticker with a number behind (the sticker resembles the unexplained white dot on Ceres in shape and color), in indicating that Ceres is clean. This will probably not make Megan happy! | |
− | + | The images from Dawn was released two days before this comic and the day before the release of this comic this [http://www.universetoday.com/118358/first-hubble-and-now-dawn-have-seen-this-white-spot-on-ceres-what-is-it/ article] asked the ''what is the white spot'' question. The new images can be seen there. | |
− | The title text extends the joke to the planet Earth, where {{w|salmonella}} can be found. Salmonella are harmful | + | The title text extends the joke to the planet Earth, where {{w|Salmonella|salmonella}} can be found. Salmonella are harmful microorganisms that are sometimes found in food products subject to improper handling or overlong storage. Mixing the realms of astronomical objects and food once more, the title text concludes that the planet Earth clearly hasn't been tested by CERES since salmonella can be found on it. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan | + | :[Megan talks to Cueball] |
− | :Megan: | + | :Megan: Dawn has almost reached Ceres. I'm excited that we'll finally learn what that stupid white dot is. |
− | + | :[Zoom on Ceres, white dot resolves to a badge] | |
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:Inspected by No. 6 | :Inspected by No. 6 | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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