My boy and I love watching your videos at bedtime, a father - son tradition. Your somniloquent voice makes him sleepy. :) Thanks for the great vids and memories.
@astrumspace
4 жыл бұрын
I was also shown the wonders of the universe from a young age and it's stuck with me ever since! Great to hear it's being passed on to the next generation!
@Mrjim6986
3 жыл бұрын
points for the use of the word "somniloquent" although I'm not sure that saying the narrator is "muttering in his sleep" is to be taken as a compliment or a backhanded insult? LOL
@bxnkroll
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t touch him
@josephthomas8318
3 жыл бұрын
What a great idea. Cant wait to show my oldest son these videos
@ecurb10
2 жыл бұрын
Bless you. As a father myself of boys (now grown up), that sounds a beautiful bedtime tradition. I'm sure he'll remember it always.
@ajhproductions2347
4 жыл бұрын
One of the things I love about your narrating is I can tell you're smiling!
@zaplyte6564
4 жыл бұрын
i can smell him smile
@BlueBirdsProductions
4 жыл бұрын
@@zaplyte6564 I can feel it
@ashleygonzalez8466
4 жыл бұрын
mitch i
@Thetrinitytruckbutcher
3 жыл бұрын
I can hear him smile
@Ryhindor
3 жыл бұрын
Truest words ever!
@_rlb
4 жыл бұрын
I Ceresly like this channel. Thanks Alex!
@aaronmuller6050
4 жыл бұрын
Hello funny I'm Dad
@STaSHZILLA420
4 жыл бұрын
@@aaronmuller6050 I want a divorce.
@furrrari
4 жыл бұрын
STaSHZILLA you have good content
@michaelcoulter1114
4 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there.....
@_rlb
4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelcoulter1114 Ah, it Dawned on you :)
@paulgibbon5991
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the nine familiar planets (as they were then), and it's really fascinating to hear how much OTHER stuff there is in and around the solar system.
@schmlif8839
3 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@darkpraxis
2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, most of these dwarf planets have been little more than points of light in a telescope's lens or pixelated spots in digital imagery, if they were discovered at all. We probably categorized Pluto as a planet because we didn't know that point of light was actually two object, Pluto and Charon, in a binary dwarf planet system until 1978. Using the light from both bodies to calculate its mass, we probably assumed Pluto was more massive than it actually was. We also didn't confirm discovery of the Kuiper Belt and all it's Pluto-sized objects until 1992, making Pluto much less special (planet worthy). I'm very excited for the Lucy mission, which just launched a week ago. It'll fly by multiple asteroids in Jupiter's orbit over a 12-year period. Sadly, we have to wait over 5 years the first images.
@pinebeats3383
2 жыл бұрын
There is even life out there
@angelo5361
4 жыл бұрын
"There are no laws in Ceres, just cops" -Detective Miller
@slashusr
4 жыл бұрын
Is that from the Expanse books?
@hendreeks2585
4 жыл бұрын
“Doors and corners are we’re they getchya”
@otterinbham9641
4 жыл бұрын
I came here specifically for an Expanse reference, and there it was--BAM--right out the chute.
@johnwalker1553
4 жыл бұрын
What version of Miller do you mean, with hat or without ?
@wanderingzanzey2126
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnwalker1553 spoiler!!!
@natebradshaw1735
3 жыл бұрын
I must say Alex, I absolutely love your channel. You have reignited a love for astronomy in me and I am very grateful.
@bellsTheorem1138
4 жыл бұрын
If something appears uninteresting and boring, It just means you aren't looking close enough.
@Dragrath1
4 жыл бұрын
exactly we like to oversimplify and approximate our views with categories, heuristics and preconceived biases its easy to see what you expect and move on without really scratching the surface
@KarbineKyle
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@MelindaGreen
4 жыл бұрын
And if it really is boring, then that's because you picked something boring to examine, in which case you should pick something else.
@Shadow__133
4 жыл бұрын
This conversation is boring.
@brianjury2376
4 жыл бұрын
@@MelindaGreen life and the universe are way too complex to ever be boring
@erichafer
4 жыл бұрын
Very much appreciate these videos. You explain things well. And as I have said before, you seem to present these in such a way that keeps my interest. I have enjoyed listening watching and plan on supporting you as much as I can, when I have opportunity. Big thanks again, and please don’t stop making these. I’m sure it’s difficult sometimes researching and production. And hope I can help in anyway. I’ve been watching every single morning now for almost a year. Really gets my mind moving. Really, who needs coffee? Can’t wait for next episode. Eric
@adventureswithdogs2251
4 жыл бұрын
Even though it's been almost 30 years since the Hubble was deployed, it feels like yesterday to me. I remember being amazed at the resolution of the images it captured. Now look! We are living in very exciting times!
@jdsd744
4 жыл бұрын
I will think of you when the James Webb deploys.
@adventureswithdogs2251
4 жыл бұрын
@@jdsd744 The latest launch date is now 3/30/21. Very much looking forward to it! (I just hope I'm not disappointed again...)
@SonicBoone56
4 жыл бұрын
I think Ceres gets glanced over by too many people tbh. It's literally a dwarf planet in our backyard in the middle of the asteroid belt. It may not have cool colors or features, but it's still got that inner watery materials to warrant some sort of surface and crust exploration. Anybody else think it's kinda underrated?
@jeffreymarley6877
3 жыл бұрын
You can't be cereous.
@ian_b
3 жыл бұрын
I agree Ceres deserves more attention and exploration. I must admit I was a bit disappointed though when Dawn arrived as I had spent my life thinking Ceres would be a much more dynamic world than it is. Especially after Pluto was so amazing.
@Orblinkluv
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I never heard about it until today & wonder how long people have known about it?
@lockandloadlikehell
3 жыл бұрын
Bo's is underrated
@tonyperone3242
2 жыл бұрын
Ceres and the asteroid belt in general appear to be a low priority in exploration. As ion propulsion is improved we will see more missions to the asteroid belt and beyond maybe human missions as well. Imagine a crewed ship reaching Mars in less then half the time it takes now for a vehicle to reach that area of space. And probes that could tour the asteroid belt at leisure exploring the various points of interest.
@pixxelwizzard
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm very interested in this stuff but I didn't know about this mission. So happy that, thanks to your channel, not only do I get to learn about the mission but I get to see the amazing results!
@philippenachtergal6077
4 жыл бұрын
As long as they don't find the proto-molecule, I'm ok.
@wanderingquestions7501
4 жыл бұрын
Some might say..... At least no humans there
@Pintkonan
4 жыл бұрын
what kind of proto-molecule?
@Nobnoxious
4 жыл бұрын
@Pintkonan watch The Expanse, on Amazon Prime, and find out :)
@MichaelClark-uw7ex
3 жыл бұрын
The stargates would be kind of cool though.
@Moonlightmoonlight39
3 жыл бұрын
It’s late . “ They “ found it and are taking advantage of everything to their own benefit .
@baarni
4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Alex. Your channel is the only one I know of that talks about the finer insights of our space exploration....
@daniels7907
2 жыл бұрын
Ceres has huge potential value as a waystation and refueling source for missions into the outer solar system. Water to make fuel, combined with very low gravity, means that it would be very simple to launch refueling drones from the surface of Ceres to intercept outbound interplanetary missions, refuel (and rehydrate if manned) them, and then return because the low gravity makes landing again easier as well. It's much more valuable real estate than one might think.
@wizzardofpaws2420
4 жыл бұрын
I really look forward to astrum. Every new video is a wonderful fun adventure so well done and so well put together
@burntsider8457
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting topic presented professionally. Thanks for eschewing the silliness that accompanies too many science and tech videos.
@DanielZajic
4 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. The visuals are awe inspiring, and the music is so appropriate, mysterious, subtle, just right. It's an honor to see my name in the credits. I'm so pleased to be able to help make this magic happen, along with all the other supporters.
@whcolours9995
4 жыл бұрын
Ceres looks like someone took Mercury, and decided to squish it into a compact, tiny potato, while freezing it, then boiling the outside.
@kenet71
4 жыл бұрын
Space salt on your potatoes? 🍠
@LShaver947
3 жыл бұрын
Why would you need to boil mercury, it is already the 2nd hottest planet 😂
@tomgucwa7319
3 жыл бұрын
Now ! I'm hungry !
@bloodyneptune
3 жыл бұрын
What a bizarre, yet somehow completely accurate description
@_caracalla_
3 жыл бұрын
and replacing iron with water lol
@rauljrlara9994
4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I watch your channel. Just learned something new today . I never knew this planet existed . Thanks Alex
@bettyhouk8727
4 жыл бұрын
One other plus for this video the music Doesn’t drown out the narration ! 👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍👍👍👍
@57curtnevan
3 жыл бұрын
This was a really good one. I knew nothing of Ceres or the ION drive engine that took us there. Thanks for bring these to KZitem!
@widget3672
4 жыл бұрын
I have been in love with The Expanse and the use of real planetary bodies like Eros and Ceres made this a particularly interesting video... I think it interesting we're now toying with ion engines that could send a crew capsule to Mars (NASA called it the X-3 or something) and it's just such an exciting time to be alive! When people first heard Pluto wasn't a full planet anymore, they got quite upset - but here's the thing, there are so many other objects in the solar system that we have hardly remembered the names for (I mean, do we have acronyms for all the planets and dwarf planets?) Just feels like when people say that, they are arguing with scientists that are trying to make sese of the solar system... Not unlike feathered dinosaurs... I like the new stuff, onward and upward!
@jeffbenton6183
3 жыл бұрын
Some actual scientists also believe that Pluto should be a planet. One in particular, Alan Stern, says that Pluto and Ceres, and many more should all be considered planets.
@angelique7618
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and informative, thank you!
@PersonausdemAll
2 жыл бұрын
😘
@a59x
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video Astrum, i was clueless about this mission.
@plasmo16
Жыл бұрын
Bro your narration is calm that makes your content relaxing and interesting at same time
@aformalevent
4 жыл бұрын
gahd damn I love your work! so nice seeing things i've never seen and learning about things I'm interested in and love so much. I'll never forget watching the huygens probe land, and I'll never forget your titan video showing me things I'd never seen about my favorite subject in space. Thank you!
@Mohagnito94
4 жыл бұрын
Ion propulsion, first time seeing Ceres, I always look forward to your videos Alex, thats why i dropped everything i was doing and watched it. As always , Thank you Alex. A 🇰🇪 fan.
@mikemann2053
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, thank you. A size comparison of Ceres and it's features would be enormously helpful.
@phyl1283
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic view of Ceres. Great detail of surface features.
@ryanball2754
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the rocks that fell off of the cliffs made a noise? That was cool seeing the little craters it left on the hill bouncing down.
@plenum222
4 жыл бұрын
...left in a stable orbit around Ceres... That's perfect.
@heydj6857
3 жыл бұрын
such a brilliant channel :) thank you for all your hard work and brilliant videos :)
@SomeDudeInBaltimore
3 жыл бұрын
"Water is present in large quantities, making up perhaps 50% of its total volume." The Expanse - "In the Belt, air and water are more precious than gold."
@goldenhorde6944
3 жыл бұрын
For real though its actually super cool how our understanding of the universe is advancing so fast that pretty soon James A. Corey is going to be as scientifically outdated as Bradbury or Asimov.
@CarFreeSegnitz
2 жыл бұрын
Water, H2O, is likely the most abundant molecule in the universe after molecular hydrogen, H2. There’s likely loads of ammonia, NH3, and methane, CH4, in the outer solar system. Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen. We just need to bring along some trace elements and we can pretty much live off the land anywhere in our solar system and very likely any other star system.
@darkpraxis
2 жыл бұрын
@@CarFreeSegnitz I don't think we need to supply the elements as much as we need to supply the energy, which is much harder.
@CalPhotoGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Keep a hundred million people hydrated with ocean water. Abundance is not usefulness.
@CalPhotoGuy
2 жыл бұрын
@Sarah Jane You should read a little about that before speaking of it like it's easy. You need massive amounts of construction, labor, and energy to do that.
@13thAMG
3 жыл бұрын
As a fellow Scot, Alex, I would love to hear you own your country and say you're a Scot vs 'British'. 😉 Switzerland? Lucky you. I'm in Australia. 😊 Love your work, pal. 🤩
@MrNollek
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, Yours voice is so relaxing. Keep going it's great content.
@redrobur68
4 жыл бұрын
Love the high quality of information from this chanel. Well done!
@marvinmartian6516
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone!!! Please look at the new photos they released there’s some weird stuff on that dwarf planet
@CodeLeeCarter
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Update, looking forward to more, soon. Thanks again.
@notsaying9794
2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing so many fellow fans of The Expanse.
@coondogsoutdooradventures2484
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Love lil planets
@GustavoCosta-jr1mh
3 жыл бұрын
Your channel is pure gold. Thank you for the amazing content!
@OHFORPEATSAKES
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Enjoyed the video and the narration is just right.
@pertechnetyl
4 жыл бұрын
Great material! Btw, "rocks" are not only the ones in the meaning used here, that is, nominally anhydrous (alumino)silicate rocks (which are usually peridotite-like). Clays - hydrated aluminosilicate minerals - also do form rocks, just a different kind of them. Coal, sand, and even a soil, are also rocks, to mention some. "Salts" (like NaCl, known as halite) may also contribute to composition of separate kinds of rocks (say, halitite, carnallitite, etc.). Rock is simply a mixture of minerals. Minerals unknown from the Earth or impossible to be formed, or be stable, in the Earth, are expected to exist in many extraterrestrial objects. As such, new types of rocks, e.g., composed of crystalline ammonia-, methane, N2- and others-bearing ices, are to be expected to exist.
@tomgucwa7319
3 жыл бұрын
Hi , I like metiorites , if I had an earth peridot and a cosmic peridot ..can anyone tell the difference?...is there any ...subcomponent that is clearly astro ,rooted ?...know any good books ? ..I need science pictures ! Have a grande day , c yaz.
@kenbujutsu
3 жыл бұрын
Your voice is very soothing.
@drewdegen9043
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! What powers the cryo-volcanoes? Is there a sufficient heat differential between the "muddy mantle", the "hydrated core of rock" and the surface? But what makes the mantle "muddy", since there is no nearby planet/moon gravitational stretching - radioactive sources?
@chadcastagana9181
4 жыл бұрын
The space craft is propelled by ion engines that use Xenon gas as the monopropellant. The force this engine generates is the equivalent of the weight of a single sheet of typing paper
@Trex531
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Astrum, keep on! 👏👏
@somewherenorthofstarbase7056
3 жыл бұрын
What is truly mind boggling is the force of a typical ion thruster is about the weight of a quarter on your hand but that thrust in vacuum of space can alter velocity 11km/s?? Mind blowing...
@Rafaga777
4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Dexter would agree: Ah, what a fine day for science!
@jakemoeller7850
2 жыл бұрын
With every probe are surprises found. What a spectacular universe!
@rade-blunner7824
4 жыл бұрын
"although I'm British, I spend most of my time in Switzerland" Finally! Ever since I discovered your channel I've been trying to wrap my head around your accent. it doesn't quite jive with your clearly British name.
@justicevanpool9025
4 жыл бұрын
His accent caught my attention as well. I think it might be Southern Welsh but I'm not an expert
@SM-A405FN
4 жыл бұрын
I think aussie or south African?
@OldMtnGeezer
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely not Texan!
@JF_11
4 жыл бұрын
Rade-Blunner He’s Indian
@Laz_Arus
4 жыл бұрын
@@SM-A405FN Certainly not aussie
@gamechanger2.09
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect video for a Sunday evening!
@taketimeout2share
3 жыл бұрын
Makes the channel Simply Space look like the waste of Space it is. You do this because it is your passion. They do it to maximise income, not to educate or inform. I shall train my telescope in your channel. Subbed.
@GaiaCarney
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Astrum ✨
@alabastardmasterson
4 жыл бұрын
Excuse my ignorance, but is there no steam or smoke visible bc there is no atmosphere or is related to the distance of the photographs or....?
@Thepher6
4 жыл бұрын
You and Anton and Manley are like my holy trinity on youtube
@massimookissed1023
4 жыл бұрын
Hello wonderful person!
@ricshmitz83
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@vincenttelfer4206
4 жыл бұрын
good video, Ceres is a moon like ours, if a larger rock gets hit directly by a smaller very hot rock and was eventually stopped this could still take an extremely long time to cool down even longer without water possibly knocking the larger rock off course or not an atmosphere would be needed creating friction through rotations
@fallendown8828
3 жыл бұрын
Rock above and water below is something we can see a lot in solar system and it makes a lot of good spots for bases to fuel our engines while going far like Jupiter's moons. Just go to Ceres and take some H2 and O2 from the rocket fuel station :D
@helmutzollner5496
2 жыл бұрын
Great flic! Thank you!
@fergus247
4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are incredible
@Débribu
Жыл бұрын
Another fascinating video.
@vashstarwind36
4 жыл бұрын
Very wonderful, interesting video Astrum Alex!! All of your videos are very, very outstanding!! 🌠🌑☄️
@jefferee2002
3 жыл бұрын
How do you explain the shape of Ceres...almost like there was a top and bottom that were screwed together?
@magos_0083
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent vocabulary. Extremely admirable son.
@scientistsbaffled5730
4 жыл бұрын
You missed the point entirely
@magos_0083
4 жыл бұрын
King of the Castle nope I listened and learned all from this video of information. I just wanted to comment and let Astrum know I admired his speech. Ciao!
@camelia9802
4 жыл бұрын
So many craters of different shapes - very interesting.
@davidguy209
2 жыл бұрын
I'd laugh if they started using a picture of 'Elon' s Roadster' to show scale... :-)
@margo3367
4 жыл бұрын
I felt a thrill when the lights shone so bright on Ceres. I mean, I know that it's all easy to explain through science, but wouldn't it be something to discover alien creatures? That would put our entire existence into a whole new perspective.
@ali-k643
4 жыл бұрын
There are 90 million species of animal and plants on this planet and jinns and angels which we cant see. Even people who died, their souls are somewhere in universe or in heavens. i dont know why people are so curious about aliens only. we are not alone anyway.
@liviawang3822
4 жыл бұрын
@@ali-k643 mostly the question of whether or not we're alone speaks for our planet as a whole - like is there inhabitance on another planet
@SMGJohn
4 жыл бұрын
There very large chance of life actually being in our solar system, microbial life for sure but intelligent alien life might be quite rare in our galaxy but considering how many planets and stars there is in our galaxy alone it is ignorant and mental to assume there is not intelligent life in fact I venture there is quite a lot of it.
@My_NameJeff
4 жыл бұрын
@Siliance Gaming we might or we might not be! We'll never know! This universe is vast. The distances are so huge, we'll never know of their existence
@Discrimination_is_not_a_right
4 жыл бұрын
@@ali-k643 Can we please stick to science when talking about science? Thank you.
@2000coco
2 жыл бұрын
This recommended video got me subbing! Well made and Dawn is one of my fave missions 🤩🤩😍🛰
@sulijoo
4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing really just how ubiquitous water in all its forms actually is.
@cjshakes
4 жыл бұрын
Yup! Hydrogen and oxygen are very common. Plus, water is a very stable chemical that isn't very reactive and doesn't decompose under heat or light (at least, when compared to other things).
@mikev2116
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your regime change, I wish the best for my brothers across the pond!
@allencampbell8322
2 жыл бұрын
Very good narrative
@jfrorn
4 жыл бұрын
Your channel is amazing...
@salam-peace5519
3 жыл бұрын
If there is liquid water inside Ceres, there could be deep sea life in there as well. Ceres should get more attention. Maybe we should send a probe with a rover to land there and a drill to research whats under the surface.
@dantaylor7344
3 жыл бұрын
just one question how does water sublimate, it's a liquid?
@Релёкс84
3 жыл бұрын
Water can only be liquid under a sufficiently high pressure (at least 612.5pa). In the near vacuum of space it cannot be liquid, and directly transitions from a solid to a gas.
@dantaylor7344
3 жыл бұрын
@@Релёкс84 So the term water isn't really relevant here? Perhaps ice / steam would be a better term
@kebuenowilly
4 жыл бұрын
¡Excellent video! I didn't know about the salt trails 👍
@oakhauser
3 жыл бұрын
that is absolutely interesting
@Verisetti
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
@PieterBreda
4 жыл бұрын
This is extremely cool.
@Flameblade69
4 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to know, why is is that they never take actual "video camera" type things on the probes we send to space or is that not possible?
@randyt60
4 жыл бұрын
Also, it may look well lit, but if you were there with your own eyes you would see how dim the lighting really is. Most of the photos you see are long-exposure shots that let in enough light to make a viewable picture, otherwise with your "normal video camera" you would end up with a very dark movie clip with a blurry dark blob in the middle...
@tomgucwa7319
3 жыл бұрын
Black and white is compact ,they can ,decode , the colors ,they are never vibrant. , And like a movie many stills make up a movie , they make science measurements off these same photos ,.
@jayholm2142
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy this channel a lot 😁👍👏🙏!!!
@t.j.payeur5331
4 жыл бұрын
Love your work...
@jdryak
2 жыл бұрын
Would it be possible in future videos to superimpose a linear scale on the image so that one has a better sense of the size?
@MendTheWorld
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting video on the world, Ceres !!
@duchi882
4 жыл бұрын
*The thing I hate about your channel* is that it doesn't have enough subs
@lancerevell5979
Жыл бұрын
All these moons and asteroids filled with water ruins the plot of the movie "Ice Pirates". Water is everywhere! 😳
@thedevoidangel6563
4 жыл бұрын
So cool!
@bettsmart3767
4 жыл бұрын
Hoping to seeing such high resolution pictures of Titan
@ronbrideau8902
4 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the bump is where a magnetic asteroid impacted or one made of a material that chemically reacted to a larger volume. Low probability of being a boring dig in any case. A magnetic field might not be hard to detect in a pass by. Big magnet in space could be useful for many things, such as radiation shield.
@vortex23ify
4 жыл бұрын
Water does not sublimate. It evaporates. Ice can sublimate into vapor. Not water.
@traekas7228
3 жыл бұрын
Pardon me for my lack of information. So, Ceres is NOT taking up space in our Galaxy. But is located in the asteroid belt surrounding our Galaxy. The De Kyuper Belt, is it called? Or am I totally lost & mistaken??
@barry7608
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks always love your shows.
@abhishekdev258
4 жыл бұрын
Loved it.
@bencoss7003
2 жыл бұрын
Cool very very cool! Yeah let's plug in the iron drive
@scottjohnson9912
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video.
@exclusivepegasus1526
4 жыл бұрын
very good videos! Keep it up!
@goonsmith2444
4 жыл бұрын
Liebe Harry!
@databang
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Benjamin.
@robinhodgkinson
4 жыл бұрын
Looking at the pockmarked surface I’m reminded that earth would look like that were it not for weathering and tectonic activity. Just how many meteorites and asteroids have smashed into this planet is a little scary. But perhaps what they also best illustrate is the unfathomable eons over which these impacts have occurred. Awesome!
@scott_meyer
4 жыл бұрын
If you go to northern Arizona, you can see one of the most well preserved impact crater here on Earth.
@robinhodgkinson
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Hi Scott. Yes I know the one you mean. It’s a classic shape. I like to imagine what that would be like to witness. Like a nuclear bomb I expect. I nearly got to see it a few years back while on a holiday in the US. But plans changed and I missed out. Cheers
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