Nasa finds Han Solo on Mercury

Well not really

But they did find an approximation and it at least shows NASA has a sense of humour

Nasa is great in many ways. Sure many organisations would be able to get a man on the moon or a spacecraft out of the solar system if they had the appropriate funding.

But would they retain their sense of humour?

The agency posted this press release on their website today to point out the similarity between a lump of rock the Messenger probe had photographed on Mercury and Han Solo after he was encased in carbonite by Jabba the Hutt in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back.

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For you space types this is the Techie stuff

Date acquired: July 27, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 220245203
Image ID: 556691
Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 51.9°
Center Longitude: 167.6° E
Resolution: 75 meters/pixel
Scale: This scene is 96 km (59.7 mi.) across
Incidence Angle: 84.5°
Emission Angle: 35.3°
Phase Angle: 119.8°
North is up in this image.




Cody

NASA finds their mars rover actually putzin around the desert in area 51, all the while they thought it was suppose to be on mars

Looks like a gingerbread man or a teddy biscuit.

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spartacus699
NASA finds their mars rover actually putzin around the desert in area 51, all the while they thought it was suppose to be on mars

You do of course have proof of that ?

cody599
Well not really

But they did find an approximation and it at least shows NASA has a sense of humour

Humor or not, I've got no use for these people.

We have more than a little evidence of falsified findings, modified photos and lies. Might as well move NASA headquarters into the pentagon.

I thought I had seen that Han Solo image before somewhere...

Here it is embedded on the front of a fridge/freezer, pretty cool though...

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Jeez it's only a bit of fun

You can find a spare sense of humour in your shiny new ATS locker

Use it wisely

Cody

davethebear
I thought I had seen that Han Solo image before somewhere...

Here it is embedded on the front of a fridge/freezer, pretty cool though...

Mate

I want one, that's brilliant thanks for posting it

Cody

cody599
Jeez it's only a bit of fun

You can find a spare sense of humour in your shiny new ATS locker

Use it wisely

Cody

Fun? Humor? Humbug.

I wonder how much NASA has cost the American public? Sorry but my funny-bone got repossessed, along with my country, in the legal action known as the Great-American-Fraud-of-2008.

NASA is made up of a bunch of geeks, nerds, whatever you want to call them.

You only have to look at the major tie ins they have with Star Trek to see that (Shuttle Enterprise, ST cast members at launches etc)

It is one of the reasons I honestly believe they are not covering anything up in regards to ET and other stuff along those lines, someone would let something slip, regardless of secrecy laws.

Anyway, as for the OP, cool pic, but Star Wars is just science fiction mumbo jumbo, not like Star Trek.

I guess Han never made it to Jabbas palace...

I love it when random strangeness like this happens.

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OH no! Mr. Bill its hot here...........

Now add the "face of Mars" onto that body like structure, and you have a complete architectural structure!

Doesnt look natural to me in other words.

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I think it looks nothing like Han Solo. I call pareilala or however it's spelt. It;s justa rock. NASA should know better.

taoistguy
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I think it looks nothing like Han Solo. I call pareilala or however it's spelt. It;s justa rock. NASA should know better.

Of course it's Pareidolia, but there's no reason to say NASA should know better. They are well aware that's what it is. They are just having some fun, so lighten up.

And yes it took me a while to figure out how to spell it.

Pareidolia

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Good spelling.
But I disagree, NASA don't have fun. They are a corporative entity not a mate down the pub. They made a public statement. It's political.

taoistguy
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Good spelling.

But I disagree, NASA don't have fun. They are a corporative entity not a mate down the pub. They made a public statement. It's political.

In case you haven't notice it fits in very nicely, as our entire political system is a joke.
Quad

MERCURY! Crap they found the body..but they can't land there yet right? At least not until the fleet gets here.

OK,ok ,it's cool.

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"Boba Fett.....Boba Fett where!!!!!

I found it funny, thanks for posting.

Saw this on the news the other day. S&F for bringing it here to ATS (and putting up with the Killjoys).

I thought it kind of looked like a old steam Riverboat (the kind that used to go up and down the Mississippi with the dual smoke stacks).

Very cool looking.