Penny for your thoughts - this 1909 Lincoln is stuck to the side of Mars Curiosity. That’s Martian dust.
Imagine one day in the distant future, a race of extra-terrestrials digs up the Curiosity rover. They’ll imagine us as inch-tall, bearded creatures that were obsessed with circular profile portraiture, yet somehow able to build giant, awesome six-wheeled space robots. =)
It has a purpose, by the way. The penny is part of the rover’s camera calibration target.
Source:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2453834/Martian-dust-104-year-old-penny-Mars-rover-curiosity-beams-stunning-images-Red-Planet.html
Assuming they will be familiar with the notion of hair, beards, portraits, or faces. Basically assuming their evolution turned out the same way our did.
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