The internet has always been dominated by cats. The earliest and most famous cat meme was posted in the early 2000s and is still going strong today.
This week's image from the Canadian Space Agency showed it all. Most people just saw a kitty extending a paw toward the sky when they saw the organization's photo of the Cape Breton Highlands.
The oldest rocks in Nova Scotia are located in the Cape Breton Highlands.
Fan love for the image was enough to get a photo posted on the website and a follow-up message from the CSA making cat jokes.
Quite a few of you see a cat in this satellite image. Does that mean it should have been named Cat Breton? CSA asked for help to sort out the confusion.
The original photo was taken by the European Space Agency. The Lost Art Cartography artist processed it. A photographer recreated a cute kitty of their own, pictured below, because they were so struck by the image.
We like any effort that gets people interested in geography and space photography. The CSA photo has a special connection with the United States because it features remnants of the Appalachian Mountains, which start in Canada and end in Alabama.
The Appalachians are some of the oldest meow-tains in the world, which is why they don't have as many tall peaks as the Rockies. CSA's photo includes the Aspy Fault line and the space agency reports that snow can stay in the area as late as July.
It's a tale worth telling, now that it's a pretty cool history.
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