UM-Bot Posted January 19, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2014 NASA's Opportunity rover has spotted a strange rock that seems to have appeared out of nowhere. The rover had taken a photograph of the ground in front of it earlier this month, yet a second photograph taken a short time later appeared to show a peculiar doughnut-shaped rock in the middle of the frame that hadn't been there earlier. Read More: http://www.unexplain...ars-rover-image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 19, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I said this on another forum section, the before pic has the same shape in it... as the rock... in the same place too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypter3 Posted January 19, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I noticed that also. There's also another rock the same colour just out of frame on the left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Supertypo Posted January 19, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2014 the rock creatures from Apollo 18 comes to mind.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzard Posted January 19, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I said this on another forum section, the before pic has the same shape in it... as the rock... in the same place too! What does that indicate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypter3 Posted January 19, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well it can't be a hoax, didn't Nasa verify it? Unless they are playing a practical joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 19, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2014 What does that indicate? coincidence no doubt.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted January 19, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2014 So thats where the rock I threw out of my backyard went. I guess I dont know my own strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 19, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I will be interested to keep up with Nasa on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralaman Posted January 19, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Just some Martian kid poking fun at the stupid earthlings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo_04 Posted January 19, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I said this on another forum section, the before pic has the same shape in it... as the rock... in the same place too! Sorry but you are wrong. In the first image that is not a rock, its an inprint in a rock, in the other the white rock is in the more to the left and benith it you can see the half of that rock inprint that you described as the same rock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypter3 Posted January 19, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Sorry but you are wrong. In the first image that is not a rock, its an inprint in a rock, in the other the white rock is in the more to the left and benith it you can see the half of that rock inprint that you described as the same rock. Mate that made no sense. He didn't say the rock was in the first picture, just that there was a shape that looked like it O.o 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolci Posted January 19, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Mate that made no sense. He didn't say the rock was in the first picture, just that there was a shape that looked like it O.o The point is that he also said that the shape was, and I quote, "in the same place". The obvious fact Diablo was trying to point out because many others have sadly missed it due to... being blind or something, I can't even guess, is that the two are not in the same place. You can still see the carved shape in the rock in the second picture, the rock only covers its top portion and is also slightly to the left. By the way, what it looks to me is, a bit of metal piece has fallen off the rover when it was passing this same area last time. Why a loose bit would wait with falling off until that point to fall off is of course beyond me. Well it must be naughty Martians then. If it were wind all the other smaller, lighter debris would've been blown away first, but they're all in place, while a larger and heavier object of apparently different material to the surrounding rocks has appeared. Evil Martians, show yourselves! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 19, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 19, 2014 is that the two are not in the same place. Erm, yes they are, pretty much anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted January 19, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/17/mars-mysterious-rock_n_4617458.html . Edited January 19, 2014 by seeder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypter3 Posted January 19, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The point is that he also said that the shape was, and I quote, "in the same place". The obvious fact Diablo was trying to point out because many others have sadly missed it due to... being blind or something, I can't even guess, is that the two are not in the same place. You can still see the carved shape in the rock in the second picture, the rock only covers its top portion and is also slightly to the left. By the way, what it looks to me is, a bit of metal piece has fallen off the rover when it was passing this same area last time. Why a loose bit would wait with falling off until that point to fall off is of course beyond me. Well it must be naughty Martians then. If it were wind all the other smaller, lighter debris would've been blown away first, but they're all in place, while a larger and heavier object of apparently different material to the surrounding rocks has appeared. Evil Martians, show yourselves! I have to agree with Seeder, they are almost perfectly aligned. It may seem like it's a little off because the rock is disproportionate to the outline in the first image. It's bigger and thus creates the illusion that's not in the same spot, while it actually is and simply covers a wider area. That's how I see it anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted January 19, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Maybe it's the rock creatures from that crappy movie Apollo 18 getting their revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted January 19, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Could be a Martian sunbaked cow patty. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g00dfella Posted January 19, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I have to agree with Seeder, they are almost perfectly aligned. It may seem like it's a little off because the rock is disproportionate to the outline in the first image. It's bigger and thus creates the illusion that's not in the same spot, while it actually is and simply covers a wider area. That's how I see it anyway. Look carefully...they are not in the same spot. Close by, yeah, but not same. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Darko Posted January 19, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) I thought everybody knew that the Goron race lives in Mars and they're very healthy rock eaters. That is probably something one of them dropped while collecting an abundant amount with its bare hands and then taking it over to their home. Edit Reason - Its instead of It's Edited January 19, 2014 by Laurent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeek wulfe Posted January 19, 2014 #21 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The rock seems hollow in the middle, rather like a geode smashed in two or more pieces and we are looking at the largest remaining part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted January 19, 2014 #22 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I thought that this event has already be tentatively explained as a throw back from one of the rovers wheels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted January 19, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Certainly curious! Meteor impact seems the least likely thing. Just the statistically probability of a meteor falling in any one area of Mars would seem rather small, and probably many would burn up in the atmosphere, thin as it is. Weather seems unlike as well, winds high enough to move a rock that size would also likely move the smaller stones in the images and they seem pretty much otherwise unmoved. Then there's the sci-fi explanation: it's a Martian lifeform that wandered into the scene and uses rocks to shield itself from solar radiation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varelse Posted January 19, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I thought that this event has already be tentatively explained as a throw back from one of the rovers wheels. As it's roughly only a foot or so from the rover I also agree this is the #1 probability by a huge margin. After following Spirit and Opportunity for years and seeing how the Mars' sand reacts to the tires I have no reason to doubt the wheels did it. Also digital misinterpretation, over enhancement (wouldn't be the first time nasa made things seem more than they are to get attention) , sunlight angles and other factors could be giving the pictures more drama than they deserve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted January 19, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Here the original pictures from NASAs JPL Marsrover page: SOL3528 (without object): http://marsrover.nas...DPP2385R1M1.JPG SOL3540 (with object): http://marsrovers.jp...EFP2594L2M1.JPG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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