Curiosity: Potential Anomalies (2015)

a reply to: funbox

they drilled into it didnt they ?

Apparently so.
Can you explain why you are so obsessed with whether or not it is a geode?

a reply to: Phage

that little thing called 'process of elimination' i think
and

im thinking of taking up steeling cobblestones on the off chance ones full of pearlesent clamshells
i must have missed the conclusion of the flippy thread , was such a long time ago, tic tic you know

funbox

originally posted by: funbox
so there formation is not effected by the daily tempreture inversions then ? or does it help along the path to crystalization ?

No, it's not affected by temperature.

originally posted by: funbox
they drilled into it didnt they ?

No.

Researchers used the microscopic imager and alpha particle X-ray spectrometer on Opportunity's robotic arm to examine Pinnacle Island for several days in January.

source

a reply to: ArMaP

ahh ok , so those holes arnt drill holes

again , they really like to spread there info , in that body of fluff they dont even mention the elements detected , then more fluff , some speculation and comparison to a jelly donut

glad you guys can at least collate the info ...

yet still no conclusions ...

hohum

funbox

originally posted by: funbox
a reply to: Char-Lee

very similar localised segmentation with a toothy appearance

is there something specific your red arrows pointing out , something around where a potential Philtrum would be ?

funbox

Fun you KNOW I can't make a nice arrow like that! Nope that was already there on the website!
Thanks for digging those up you must be very organized!

a reply to: Char-Lee

if you can make a layer , you can make another layer, there are many pre-set shapes you can make to add to any layers , an arrow will be there somewhere, amongst allsorts

like transparent skins of an onion , each layer will have some uniqueness to it

totallyontheflyBox

originally posted by: funbox
a reply to: Char-Lee
if you can make a layer , you can make another layer, there are many pre-set shapes you can make to add to any layers , an arrow will be there somewhere, amongst allsorts
like transparent skins of an onion , each layer will have some uniqueness to it

totallyontheflyBox

I actually went back to using my paint program which is not a full program just the basics so it doesn't do anything.

Well they tested on the "rock" for quite some time is says here and details the study.
www.planetary.org...://www.g oogle.com/

So it is small

The rock, more than 1.5 inches wide, was named Pinnacle Island.

Like these I guess

It has an unusual appearance

we could see directly uphill an overturned rock that has the same unusual appearance,

Partial Composition since they didn't test further...

The rock has high levels of manganese and sulfur, which may have been concentrated in the rock because of water, researchers say.

The dark-red portion has lots of sulfur and magnesium, as well as twice as much manganese as anything previously measured on Mars. The results have deeply confused NASA scientists, Squyres said and have inspired heated debates about what this could mean.

NASA engineers were visibly excited when the first image of Pinnacle Island was received. Nothing like it had ever before been seen.

These are all minerals and elements soluble in water." It could be Pinnacle Island is "an ancient water-laid deposit" from the Noachian Period some 4 billion years ago, "or it could be from a more recent period," he added.
"We're completely confused and having a wonderful time," summed up Squyres
www.planetary.org...://www.g oogle.com/

Seashells earth

Manganese Deposition on the Shells of Living Molluscs

www.nature.com...

Experiment title: Study of the role of sulfur compounds
in biomineralization process : chemical state mapping of
sulfur in the organic matrices of various seashells

ftp.esrf.eu...
www.washingtonpost.com...

There would be changes to shell creatures as the water and atmospheric changed depending on the speed of the changes taking place.

a reply to: Char-Lee

a months work and to show for it we don't have one well framed close up , the extreme closeups I remember just didn't give enough context

so we have after a months work ; a storey of how it moved , a description of a jelly donut and two distinct elements.

candy off babies

funbox

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...





Human head of a statue? Eyes, mouth and nose are very defined. He appears is wearing a helmet or something similar like a crown.

a reply to: Clonevandal

Good one. People on this thread, at least the regulars (although I can't speak for 'em, but play that I do on TV), tend to classify these kind of things as look-alikes, but not anything other than rocks. We have lots of them, faces, animals, almost-aliens, but the faces like this are, of course, just rocks that our brain reads out as faces. I am now hiding under the covers after viewing yours, but have cookies and things in here with me, so it's okay.

a reply to: Clonevandal

looks like a prime target for some animation, interesting find though, that petrified frozen in time look again

funbox

Looks like the guys at JPL are interested in this one, too.
A greenish stain or imprint created by some kind of lichen, perhaps?
(Although on review this might be something they wire brushed, giving it a different look.)

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

I personally don't believe in Martian artifacts, but for those of you who do, here's a broken Martian amphora. The top even shows signs of ridging from spinning it on a wheel.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

More broken "pottery":

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

Something I thought was interesting. Somebody drew a line with a black marker for some reason.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

originally posted by: Blue Shift
Something I thought was interesting. Somebody drew a line with a black marker for some reason.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

Two bugs more lie it
Nice pictures love the pottery one.

a reply to: Blue Shift

I-rock , looks fake ,a crack in the rock that falls short? , mind if I call this the cloven rock ?

funbox

a reply to: funbox

"Falls short"?

What do you mean by that?

a reply to: ArMaP

I'll guess that he means by 'Falls short' that the crack in the rock didn't go all the way and crack the thing in half. It is an interesting looking crack though, a good place to hide notes and gummy bears.

originally posted by: Aleister
I'll guess that he means by 'Falls short' that the crack in the rock didn't go all the way and crack the thing in half.

That's probably what he meant, thanks.

But we do not see the whole rock, and what we see it does look like the rock was broken in two. We would need a photo from a different position to be sure of that.

It is an interesting looking crack though, a good place to hide notes and gummy bears.

Hmmm, gummy bears...