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Distant Planets Look A Lot Like Worn Out Frying Pans

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
September 28, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 10:34
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No, seriously.  

Christopher Jonassen took pictures of worn-out frying pans but, if you are a Science 2.0 reader, you probably thought they were planets in a remote galaxy.

worn out frying pans look like planets

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H/T Amanda Stoel 

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