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SHIBUYA 109

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TOKYO FORM - Folded City
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Thyles Rupes and craters from above

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Thyles Rupes and craters from above

This view was generated from the digital terrain model and the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. It shows a bird’s-eye view of Thyles Rupes, one of the most prominent cliff-faces in Mars’s ancient southern highlands. Frost can be seen throughout the scene; a particularly prominent icy deposit can be seen within the largest crater, and the edges of the South Polar ice cap are visible to the top left.

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[Image description: A pink-grey-coloured patch of Mars. A very prominent crater is present at the top right of the image; it is surrounded by a redder colour and filled with white. Three other less prominent craters are present to the lower left of the scene. At the very top left, some white colour that looks like ice can be seen. Overall, the landscape has a soft but barren appearance.]

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

A view from above: a glacier near Thyles Rupes

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A view from above: a glacier near Thyles Rupes

This view was generated from the digital terrain model and the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. It shows a bird’s-eye view of Thyles Rupes, one of the most prominent cliff-faces in Mars’s ancient southern highlands. Prominently, part of the South Polar ice cap can be seen to the bottom-left of the frame, with other thicker deposits of ice visible on the surrounding terrain and in a nearby crater (top right).

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[Image description: A pink-white-coloured patch of Mars, with ridges running from top left to bottom right. At the bottom left is a bright white-blue triangular patch, it looks icy. Overall, the landscape has a soft, swirly, mottled appearance.]

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Raspberry ripples near Mars’s south pole

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Raspberry ripples near Mars’s south pole

ESA’s Mars Express has imaged beautiful swirls of purple, pink and red near Mars’s south pole. These ridges of colour form Thyles Rupes: one of the most prominent cliff-faces in Mars’s ancient southern highlands.

We've added labels to highlight features and regions of note. Be sure to click on these labels to explore the landscape in detail!

This image comprises data gathered by Mars Express’s High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on 17 February 2026 (orbit 27925). It was created using data from the nadir channel, the field of view aligned perpendicular to the surface of Mars, and the colour channels of the HRSC. North is to the right. The ground resolution of the original image is approximately 65 m/pixel and the image is centred at about 69°S/137°E.

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[Image description: A purple-pink-coloured patch of Mars, which is lighter on the left and darker on the right. A dark line runs from the top centre towards the bottom right, dividing the light and dark areas. At the centre of the image is a sharp light-coloured crater. Less sharp craters are scattered over the rest of the image. At the bottom left is a bright white-blue triangular patch, it looks icy. A small scale bar at the bottom right indicates that north is to the right, and that a line approximately one tenth of the image width is 50 km long.]

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Bird’s-eye view: icy sand dunes near Thyles Rupes

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Bird’s-eye view: icy sand dunes near Thyles Rupes

This view was generated from the digital terrain model and the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. It shows a bird’s-eye view of Thyles Rupes, one of the most prominent cliff-faces in Mars’s ancient southern highlands. Impact craters and deposits of ice can be seen across the frame – including a couple of large, rippled, ice-covered sand dunes.

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[Image description: A red-grey-coloured patch of Mars, lighter/greyer on the left and darker/redder on the right. A prominent crater is present at the top of the image. Towards the lower right are some white patches with grey ripples running across them. Overall, the landscape has a slightly harsh, barren appearance.]

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Thyles Rupes from above

europeanspaceagency posted a photo:

Thyles Rupes from above

This view was generated from the digital terrain model and the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. It shows a bird’s-eye view of Thyles Rupes, one of the most prominent cliff-faces in Mars’s ancient southern highlands.

This cliff is both broken by and sits atop a variety of impact craters, as seen here, indicating that some craters are older and some younger than the cliff. The largest crater visible here, sitting to the right of the frame, is ancient, having been sliced through and partially covered by Thyles Rupes since its creation. The two smaller craters, which sit atop both this large crater and Thyles Rupes itself, are younger.

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[Image description: A pink-grey-coloured patch of Mars. A ridge cuts across the frame, from lower left to upper right. The ridge appears to cut through a large, grey crater, of which we only see two thirds. Another sharper, smaller crater lays on top of the ridge; this crater appears newer. Overall, the landscape has a soft, bumpy and barren appearance.]

Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Rijnmond - Nieuws

Het laatste nieuws van vandaag over Rotterdam, Feyenoord, het verkeer en het weer in de regio Rijnmond

OM eist 17,5 jaar gevangenisstraf tegen vermoedelijke veiligheidschef van IS uit Arkel

De verdachte zelf ontkent. Maar volgens het Openbaar Ministerie is er genoeg bewijs dat een 41-jarige man uit Arkel tussen 2014 en 2018 een prominente rol speelde bij het schrikbewind van IS in Syrië. Hij zou daarom 17,5 jaar de cel in moeten.

Ed Sheeran zonder band en voorprogramma’s: artiesten stappen uit tournee na schrappen Macklemore

Nadat Macklemore maandag uit het voorprogramma van de tour van de populaire singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran werd gehaald, stappen nu ook de resterende voorprogramma-artiesten en Sheerans begeleidende band op.

SP-leider Dijk boos op Paternotte in clash over Poetin: ‘U moet echt even oppassen op uw woorden’

Fractievoorzitter Jan Paternotte (D66) botst met SP-leider Jimmy Dijk over de investeringen in defensie.

EU gaat social media voor kinderen onder de 13 verbieden

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Voor de goede orde eerst even Ursula's volledige voornemen: 

"No social media under the age of 13. No personal account under the age of 15. That means, from 13 until a child turns 15, only mini accounts set up and supervised by parents, with limited features and time restriction. And between 15 and 18, safe design will be an obligation for the platforms. (...)

We do not have to accept addictive features. We do not have to accept children being drawn into ever more extreme content. We do not have to accept that girls have their photos used for AI-generated sexualised images. So we are reversing the burden of proof. Platforms will have to prove that they are safe."

Helder, maar hoe verifieer de leeftijd van vele miljoenen gebruikers? Wel: de Europese Digitale Identiteit, die de Tweede Kamer niet wilde maar die Nederland wel krijgt, zo gaat dat immers met de betere supranationale voorstellen. Volgens gematigde critici wordt dit hoe dan ook een ramp op het gebied van "Fairness, Privacy, Security, Scalability, Obsolescence,  Methodology en Stakeholder Engagement". En volgens minder gematigde critici is het een regelrechte infrastructuur voor een SURVEILLANCE STATE, en wordt de bescherming van minderjarigen enkel aangevoerd als excuus om deze infrastructuur uit te kunnen rollen.

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Klein Engels dorp stemt voor onafhankelijkheid om asielcentrum

PIDDINGTON (ANP) - De inwoners van het kleine Engelse dorp Piddington hebben in een referendum gestemd om zich af te scheiden van het Verenigd Koninkrijk, meldt de BBC. De symbolische stembusgang werd gehouden uit protest tegen de komst van een asielzoekerscentrum in een oude militaire basis in de buurt.

Alle 350 inwoners van Piddington, vlak bij Oxford, mochten hun stem uitbrengen. 285 van de 312 uitgebrachte stemmen waren voor onafhankelijkheid.

In het nieuwe asielzoekerscentrum moeten 1256 mannen worden ondergebracht. Dat zijn er volgens tegenstanders te veel en vrouwelijke inwoners zeggen te vrezen voor hun veiligheid.

Premier Andy Burnham zegt de emoties in Piddington te begrijpen, maar is niet van plan de plannen terug te draaien. Volgens hem moeten asielzoekers eerlijk over het land verdeeld worden en is dit nieuwe centrum daar onderdeel van. "Dit brengt heel moeilijke beslissingen met zich mee. Het gaat om rechtvaardigheid in het hele land."


Armani benoemt eerste creatief directeur van buiten de familie

MILAAN (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - Het Italiaanse modehuis Giorgio Armani heeft Dario Vitale benoemd tot nieuwe creatief directeur. Hij is de eerste ontwerper van buiten de Armani-familie die deze functie bekleedt, zo maakte het bedrijf woensdag bekend.

Zijn benoeming gaat per direct in, een jaar na het overlijden van oprichter Giorgio Armani. Het modeconcern voert verschillende modelijnen, van het meer betaalbare Armani Exchange tot de exclusieve avondjurken van Giorgio Armani Privé, die ook op rode lopers worden gedragen.

Armani's nicht Silvana is verantwoordelijk voor het ontwerp van de damesmode, terwijl voorzitter Leo Dell'Orco de leiding heeft over de herencollecties.

Vitale was vorig jaar korte tijd artistiek directeur van Versace, maar vertrok nadat Prada het merk had overgenomen. Daarvoor werkte Vitale bij Miu Miu, een ander merk van Prada.


Drukkere treinen en bussen richting Duitsland vanwege Oktoberfest

UTRECHT (ANP) - De komende weken is het drukker in de internationale treinen en bussen richting Duitsland vanwege Oktoberfest. Flixbus en NS Internationaal zien een toename in het aantal boekingen. Oktoberfest begint zaterdag en duurt tot en met zondag 4 oktober.

Flixbus ziet een toename in het aantal boekingen van 15 procent, met name in het weekend is er meer vraag. "Zoals ieder jaar heeft Oktoberfest impact", vertelt een woordvoerder. De busaanbieder rijdt vanuit verschillende Nederlandse steden naar Duitsland.

Ook treinen richting Duitsland zullen drukker zijn. Bij NS Internationaal zien ze vanaf komend weekend dat er meer tickets geboekt zijn, waarschijnlijk vanwege het bierfeest dat op meerdere plekken in Duitsland wordt gevierd. "We vragen nooit waarom iemand een ticket boekt, dus helemaal zeker weten we het natuurlijk nooit", legt een woordvoerder uit.

Het hoogtepunt van het tweeweekse bierfeest bevindt zich in de Zuid-Duitse stad München.


VK: Voorpagina

Volkskrant.nl biedt het laatste nieuws, opinie en achtergronden

Zanger Ben Saunders, eerste winnaar van The Voice, vond het moeilijk te verkroppen dat hij publiek bezit was geworden

Bontenbal kiest (nog) niet tussen Pro en JA21: akkoorden moeten ‘via de lijn van de inhoud’

Eerdmans ziet akkoord over 'totaalpakket' als 'passé', duidelijke keuze voor kabinet tekent zich af

Biedt Brekelmans daar dan toch ruimte? ‘Over belastingen valt met ons te praten’

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We Must Create the Shit Machine . “I asked...

We Must Create the Shit Machine. “I asked everyone I know at the BIG TECH HUMAN CENTIPEDE ROUNDTABLE, and we all agreed that UNCONTROLLABLE SHIT-RAIN IS USEFUL AND GREAT, and that EVERYONE WANTS IT.”

The Register

Biting the hand that feeds IT — Enterprise Technology News and Analysis

AWS says wartime damage means some Middle East cloud resources are gone for good

Amazon Web Services (AWS) says it is unable to restore access to resources and data in some of its Availability Zones in the Middle East after datacenters were damaged during the US war with Iran. In an update to its AWS Health Dashboard, the cloud giant confirmed that anything hosted exclusively in its Bahrain Region (me-south-1) remains inaccessible. "The damage to our infrastructure spanned multiple Availability Zones and exceeded what our regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand," the update says. "After a thorough assessment, we have determined that we are unable to restore access to the resources and data hosted exclusively in this Region." After the first Bahrain Availability Zone was damaged in March, AWS advised customers to migrate their workloads to other Regions. The company said most did so before further attacks disrupted a second Availability Zone in April and rendered the entire Region unavailable. AWS has reached a similar conclusion about one Availability Zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying it cannot re-establish access to the resources and data hosted there. The affected Zone, mec1-az2, is one of three in AWS's UAE Region. Two AWS facilities in the country were hit by drones back in March as Iran retaliated against US-Israeli strikes on its territory. AWS says it continues to work on recovering resources in the Region, including some hosted in the other affected Availability Zones (mec1-az1 and mec1-az3). It adds that "most customers" have been able to restart operations in other AWS Regions by restoring from backups or copying any data that remained accessible. The company says its support teams remain available to help customers move their applications to alternate Regions. The Register asked AWS to comment, but the company declined to add to the information on its Health Dashboard. In AWS terminology, a Region is a geographic area containing multiple isolated Availability Zones. Each Zone consists of one or more discrete datacenters with independent power, cooling, and network connectivity. AWS recommends distributing applications and resources across multiple Availability Zones to withstand the loss of a single location. That approach cannot protect against a Region-wide failure, however. Workloads that must survive such an event require a disaster recovery plan involving another Region. AWS and several other tech companies advised customers after the first strikes to recover whatever resources they could and replicate them in alternate Regions, ideally in Europe, rather than wait for services in the Middle East to return. That advice appears to have been well-founded. AWS said at the time: "Customers should enact their disaster recovery plans, recover from remote backups stored in other Regions, and update their applications to direct traffic away from the affected Regions." ®