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Originally posted by tauristercus
@ Zorgon
I sent you a U2U regarding a potential explanation for the unusual trail created by the artifact.
You haven't commented on it so I may as well present it here for general consumption.
Originally posted by Silverlok
There is also a problem with the scatter dispersal given the several 'broken pieces of boulder' observed objects positional center of apparent mass in the given distribution in relation to the "downhill" track and relative center of mass relative to inertial velocities.
In short the dispersal pattern of the debris is not in accordance with the physics of inertial vectoring one would expect to find.
Also one would expect some form of observable mound in a "braking" position FOR ALL PIECES of debris that would indicate their vector of impact as the momentum was exhausted on breaking .
Originally posted by Silverlok
"rocket" scientist? WTF? ROCKET SCIENCE IS LAST CENTURY you hip border, what century are you actually in ? Right now it seems like two, BUT THANKS AND WORDS ARE MORE THAN FORM .
Originally posted by poet1b
I am sticking with cowboy, we just need to find those cows.
Originally posted by aceace
In late Oct 2004 during a full moon I witnessed two black dots orbiting the moon this happened on consecutive nights at about 9:30 PM. I assumed that this was something that was supposed to be there orbiting. I also thought that maybe this was one object and the other was a shadow. These objects traveled in a straight line passing the bright side in approx. 1.5 minutes and disappearing over the horizon and reappearing in its original starting point. I researched the internet quite thoroughly and could find nothing, this was also at a time while the shuttle was grounded due to the crash over Texas. I subsequently contacted by email, several prominent astronomers. The replies that I received said that they know of nothing currently orbiting the moon and that anything up there you would not be able to see in 5 inch (130mm) telescope. It was at this time that I realized that we are not being told many things. I'm also sure that much of the mystery of the moon we will never figure out.
Originally posted by LSWONE
I have seen these also. They are not up there every night.
"Cleaner and satisfying"? What does that mean?
Originally posted by tauristercus
However, there is a much more "cleaner and satisfying" explanation for the track creation.
I don't think so, you have to force some things for that explanation to be the most likely.
Occam's razor certainly would be satisfied as well as lending credence and weight to the hypothesis that it's a manufactured artifact ... hence, artificial.
How does that explain the fact that the leftmost track doesn't change direction? Wouldn't a "on the spot rotatio" leave marks on both tracks?
Now the artifact stops and executes a clockwise turn of 90 degrees so it's facing photographic "east". This turn is executed on "the spot".
Only if you can explain the leftmost track being uninterrupted.
So, we have a very simple explanation for the track based on "intelligently directed" as opposed to "natural" movement. Thereby adding strong circumstantial evidence of artificiality.
No, it may be artificial and not related to Earth, but let's assume it is.
If the artifact is indeed artificial, then it's a given that it will be in communication with Earth controllers.
Second assumption.
Now I would have assumed in that case that it would have onboard telemetry feeding through a parabolic dish. This dish would normally be slaved to always point at the Earth to enable continuous transmissions in both directions.
Third assumption.
Now, if the slaving mechanism fails, then the only way for the artifact to receive regular mission updates would be for it to periodically stop it's movement (in this case northwards), PHYSICALLY ROTATE it's body until the parabolic dish re-acquires the Earth signal (now facing towards photographic east) ... receive the update ... then rotates back to it's original mission heading (northwards).
Only if they didn't know where the artefact was, so that implies that the artefact wasn't also able to know its surroundings.
And obviously mission control would not let the artifact travel too great a distance with faulty onboard communications without instructing the artifact to stop regularly and reacquire the signal.
Only one assumption (that they are rocks) is simpler.
Simple assumptions that fits the observed image details and easily explains the artifact and it's puzzling track pattern.
The brighter areas are the sides of the rille that are facing the Sun, wouldn't that make those areas as being the lower ones (seeing that you used the "negative" image) while the the areas in the shadow would appear as higher areas?
Originally posted by defiler
The displacement map uses an algorithm that shows the whites as high ground and the grays or blacks as low ground.