Natural rock on mars? I think not.

Natural rock on mars? I think not.

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There is not snippet, I found this on my own. I just wanted some educated input so I put it on ats.

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So this is a natural rock on mars with a flat bottom and a 90 degree angle?

I found this on spirits nav cam...That is not natural right? I have also noticed how "scorched" some of the rocks are are in the background...It seems like something blew up.

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can someone post the image for me?

reply to post by epete22


The bottom can hardly be deemed flat when it can't be seen, and though it may look close to a 90 degree angle, unless you went up there with a protractor you are still jumping to a bit of a conclusion.

While it looks interesting, and I would love to see proof of some civilization on Mars, It appears to be any other rock, it's finer details washed out a bit due to its coloration compared to the rest of the image.

Also. what the heck is up with the rover tracks all over it. Bored operator try to jump it?


[edit on 3/20/2009 by eNumbra]

That is definitely an interesting looking rock!
Nice find
All that money for the Spirit rover and no protractor?

It doesn't look unnatural at all. I've seen natural rocks like that in nature plenty of times. Unless there's more definitive evidence to your hypothesis that something blew up... they're just rocks.

IRM

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I completely agree, it IS pretty cool looking though.
Likely warn down by the biga** martian sandstorms, one side facing into the direction of the prevailing wind....that would explain why the top of it has a slope to it.

Rocks can form in some pretty crazy patterns. Here's some that are are pretty neat..

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does this little thing on the left edgr a couple rocks?

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The other rocks do look like something blew up. That's a strange mixture of rocks that none individually looked strange to me.

Originally posted by eNumbra
..... and I would love to see proof of some civilization on Mars,

Taken by the Odyssey THEMIS IR camera in 2001 looking at sub-surface level in the Cydonia region.

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Side by side comparison of Odyssey IR sub surface scan in 2001 to Russian probe Phobos II taken in 1989. Photo courtesy of Enterprise Mission. Used by permission.

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Neat eh?

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Do the patterns match when you lay one image over the other? If the images are meant to be portraying underground cities, or even old ruins, then it would lend more credence to the theory if they overlapped perfectly as I imagine they would if they were taken of a city on Earth.

IRM

If this thread is still alive, does anyone have a comment on why the rocks in the background are "scorched" but this rock seems to be un touched.

Originally posted by epete22

So this is a natural rock on mars with a flat bottom and a 90 degree angle?

Natural rocks can have the most amazing geometrical shapes. Just look at these fantastic basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption, at Giants Causeway in Ireland!

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You can find more photos and information about Giants Causeway here:
www.northantrim.com...

I don't know why you are looking at that flat one when the two closest rocks have something that looks like it has been marked to be cut. A 90 degree mark right next to the solar panels on the right side.