Anyone in #LasCruces #NM interested in space?
NASA wants locals to know that they've got a space program based there and you could get involved.

As someone who's been down to #WhiteSands several times for NASA to launch my own stuff, I can vouch that it's REALLY cool

#LasCrucesNM

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/white-sands-test-facility-encourages-locals-to-leave-their-footprint-on-the-space-industry/

#silentsunday
#whitesands #newmexico #landofenchantment

We do a little explodin’ for #science! #nasa #whitesands

North America’s Oldest Known Footprints Point to Earlier Human Arrival to the Continent
New dating methods have added more evidence that these fossils date to 23,000 years ago, pushing back migration to the Americas by thousands of years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/oldest-fossil-human-footprints-in-north-america-are-23000-years-old-study-reaffirms-180983018/ #NorthAmerica #human #arrival #footprints #migration #WhiteSands #TularosaBasin

Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in the Americas.

AP reports "The footprints were discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in White Sands National Park and date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago."

https://flip.it/1UVOjB

And here's the original research in Science: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh5007

More evidence that humans were in North America over 20,000 years ago - Enlarge / This illustration shows what the shore of ancient Lake Otero ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1973451 #indigenousnorthamerica #peoplingoftheamericas #indigenousamericans #lastglacialmaximum #archaeology #footprints #whitesands #ichnology #science

Meanwhile, in New Mexico.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcummins/52818577754/

White Sands was designated as a National Monument by President Hoover on this day (January 18) in 1933. It is now a National Park — and an absolutely incredible place, no matter which time of day, month, year you see it. The gypsum crystal sand reflects the color of the sky.

I titled this photo "White Waves Rolling" and I guess no explanation is needed why. :)

#WhiteSands #NationalPark #LandscapePhotography #Desert #NewMexico #Photography

Prints etc.: https://alexander-kunz.pixels.com/featured/white-waves-rolling-white-sands-alexander-kunz.html

Dumfries this evening under a severe flood alert.
#Flooding #RiverNith #Dumfries #Whitesands

Life can be overwhelming sometimes. #Photography #yucca #WhiteSands #landscapes