Curiosity: Potential Anomalies (Update 01/2014)

reply to post by Char-Lee


I'm with ArMap (most the time), when seen on the free-view, in zoom, the notch stays where it is while the other rock moves, and we can see a different scene behind it.

And yes, it's nice to welcome someone else who's been looking. Please, I seldom remember that other people are reading this, most likely, as we write it. What we are having here is a nice discussion and exploration. Join us, check out the photos and see if you have an anomaly which should be looked at by others. We have a tendency on this thread to go along a long way until one of us freaks out and puts up a separate thread on the anomaly, which gets more eyes on it, which usually debunks it but there are a couple maybes. But most of the good stuff is on this thread, almost all of it looked at here and not on a separate thread. The Egyptian head came from this thread, see here as obviously a couple of rocks creating an image. You learn to be cynical about these images here - all for the better. There are quite a few people hanging out on this thread who have a good working knowledge of what is or isn't a potential lifeform, and one who has a great working knowledge...

ArMap. ArMap has been doing this for seven years, that I know of (how many years has it been?), working almost every Mars object thread, at least the serious ones, keeping people on track (although is everything at zero percent for you so far or do you have things, even on this thread, that are visually worthy of a percentage point or more of being a possible life-form) and making sure of pointing out the things we should know. That all comes from his experience, so we are lucky to have him hanging out on this thread.

That's my turn around to whatever folks on the sideline who are reading this thread. This is one of those interactive ones. Please look at the pics, zoom in, use what you've learned on this thread (I wonder if anyone will go back and read it all, and see our growth as a unit and as individuals, i.e. my learning how not to be stupid and see a skeleton where there are only pixels, but to be still be stupid about other things), and come off the sidelines. Bring popcorn and some refreshments for us! Thanks.

reply to post by Aleister

I'm with ArMap (most the time), when seen on the free-view, in zoom, the notch stays where it is while the other rock moves, and we can see a different scene behind it.

Ah i see, what you are calling a notch to me looks like an object itself.

funbox
reply to post by Aleister

 

yes quite a few interesting features on that photo,

the piece In the middle that is segmented , reminds me of that one not long back ..

funBox

Yes the shape is very similar also! great memory to tie them together!

reply to post by funbox


That's the best presentation of this scene I've ever seen. I wanted to stop all the pictures and look at them, but you sure make a point of highlighting things on the crater wall, including a self-portrait from the profile of your present avatar.

Does the main center ring fossil have another leg going out to the right from the bottom of the bottom of its shell? Looks like it might be, I'm probably the only one who doesn't know that's what everyone's looking at. And you found all those other gidgets and tackles and curly-benibbits, nice work.

This one was broken a long time ago.

reply to post by funbox


I love your work at photo presentation, it is wonderful and i enjoy looking at what you have done.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

Truly weird stuff in this scene, looks like robotic legs and parts all over the place.

reply to post by Char-Lee

NRB_445439996EDR_F0261102NCAM00251M_
Navcam Source Image;
mars.jpl.nasa.gov...

Use 200 pixel width on your display for viewing frame on these targets;

179X, 927Y, Vertical Ring
854X, 336Y, Coral-Type Structure
423X, 147Y, Another Silver Orb Tripod
853X, 217Y, Vertical Spirals, Possible Lifeform
281X, 536Y, Vertical S-Shape, Possible Lifeform
887X, 285Y, Apparent Metallic Looking Machine Ring
264X, 200Y, Apparent Ring Object
230X, 299Y, Apparent Ring & Shadow
180X, 926Y, Apparent Ring Object
212X, 235Y, Possible Parabolic Object
574X, 919Y, Possible Toothed Gearing

"Cosmik Debris" (Zappa) is EVERYWHERE in this image... scads of small symmetrical objects across the image...

funbox
reply to post by jeep3r

 

maybe , has any description been given for it , does nasa know ?, or are they going on the assumption of sandtrap , albeit one that cast a shadow.

funBOX

They may haven written it off as one of the many 'common' formations in that area. Also, I think they are guided rather by traces of minerals and water in the ground (or on the surface) as indicated by MRO's CRISM instrument.

What could also be of importance is probably the original 'travel route'. I guess they will want to reach Mt. Aeolis/Sharp at some point without making too many detours ...

Char-Lee

 

Assume for a moment there is no supposed notch, then what do you see?

I saw two different rocks right from the start: one in the background and another one in the foreground incl. that notch. What would your interpretation have been without that notch?

reply to post by jeep3r


Here goes another feature from sol 550, this one was obviously interesting enough for NASA/JPL to justify a MAHLI close-up:



What I find interesting here is that slim 'elliptical rim' that seems to protude from that rock ...

(NASA/JPL Source Image)

BuzzDengue
Use 200 pixel width on your display for viewing frame on these targets;

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by that.

179X, 927Y, Vertical Ring
854X, 336Y, Coral-Type Structure
423X, 147Y, Another Silver Orb Tripod
853X, 217Y, Vertical Spirals, Possible Lifeform
281X, 536Y, Vertical S-Shape, Possible Lifeform
887X, 285Y, Apparent Metallic Looking Machine Ring
264X, 200Y, Apparent Ring Object
230X, 299Y, Apparent Ring & Shadow
180X, 926Y, Apparent Ring Object
212X, 235Y, Possible Parabolic Object
574X, 919Y, Possible Toothed Gearing

For some reason, this time I cannot see any of the things you point above.

reply to post by Char-Lee


cheers , I thought it looked a scorpion type appendage , did nasa describe it as crystalline formations by any chance?


reply to post by Aleister


which ones my avatar? , lol i didn't do that intentionally , the little circular structure?
thanks for the feedback , those images where rotated with a 5 second interval, ill try longer next time maybe 10 seconds, more time for scrutiny .

al I can say for certain is that the rock has a lot of variable and repetitive structures, old picture? guess there's been a determination on what this is, by nasa already

funBox

reply to post by funbox


I spy, with my little third eye, funbox's avatar (left-side profile, looking left):

reply to post by jeep3r


common formations ? how could nasa say that , there's nothing quite like it in that region, but given the position they are at they probably wouldn't be able to get to it, not sure why there heading up the mountain, surely a better geological and mineral understanding can be found at its base/ lake region, maybe its going up there to take some fantastic 350k pictures



reply to post by Blue Shift


have you found a partially buried bottletop? gives a link dood and ill blow it up

reply to post by BuzzDengue


the shopkeeper returns
hope you have a marsupial in that lot , ill take a look in infra
glad to see you up and running and kicking martian butt

funBox

reply to post by Aleister


ahh im starting to see through your third eye now Aleister, yikes , I see it vague , im almost tempted to do a gif overlay ,
*funBox throws his head into a deep sandy deposit and turns up the heat and pressure*

funBox

reply to post by ArMaP

Zoom/magnify in the image until the top upper left pixel is 0X,0Y & the top upper right pixel is somewhere near pixel 200X, 0Y...
(Your lower pixels corners will be display perspective dependent)

reply to post by jeep3r

SOL 548
NLB_446146685EDR_F0270968NCAM00271M_
Approximate 2 foot square base with round 18 inch diameter outlet/inlet fitting
Machine Part Reflective and shadow perspectives
Target at 465X - 155Y Pixel Address

files.abovetopsecret.com...

BuzzDengue
reply to post by jeep3r

 

SOL 548
NLB_446146685EDR_F0270968NCAM00271M_
Approximate 2 foot square base with round 18 inch diameter outlet/inlet fitting
Machine Part Reflective and shadow perspectives
Target at 465X - 155Y Pixel Address

files.abovetopsecret.com...

got a source link for that picture Buzz? that pyramid structure in the background looks interesting

funBox

BuzzDengue
Zoom/magnify in the image until the top upper left pixel is 0X,0Y & the top upper right pixel is somewhere near pixel 200X, 0Y...

What difference does that make?