Anomalies of the Mars Santa Maria (Crater)

[rdunk]

I think the "pink" thing is a single rock.  I agree with ArMaP that it is striated in a similar way to other rocks in the picture.  The "cross" is more interesting but we need better images to know more about it in my opinion.

Pi, thanks for your comments! Yes, these NASA photos are difficult for us, as they are taken from above and at considerable distance from the several features of interest to be seen here - thus considerable magnification is required to achieve a more satisfactory viewing result. 

I also agree that this anomaly is a "single piece", but I see it as having a crafted look. It seems to have 3 circular levels of decreasing size leading to a knobby/pointy piece on the end. Are these 4 different pieces put together, or just 1 crafted/sculpted piece?? As I said prior, it has the look of things we do in Earth construction - ie conical pointy pieces on top of vertical building features.

And Pi, while I was shocked when I saw the "Cross of Santa Maria", to me, the "circular mechanical whees and the 2 white boxes are also just as telling, relative to the thought of "something" is, or was, going on here at this crater.

Too maybe help see this piece, I am posting a higher magnification of it - not really a better pic, but more easy to see the features.

[rdunk]

ArMaP said, "If you think that's an intelligent designed and crafted piece, what do you say about the other objects with a similar look"?


ArMaP, I haven't seen any others that look like this one! However, I have numerous other shaped anomaly pieces that I will be posting in this thread. I certainly do not know what is going on in this crater, but there is considerable unnatural stuff still viewable, in spite of the "photo work"!

[guerande]

Hi Armap , I think Sgt Rock would like the coordinates
( references) of the pics you are examining , to study it
or/and find it in HiRise

All the best : )

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

Hi Armap , I think Sgt Rock would like the coordinates
( references) of the pics you are examining , to study it
or/and find it in HiRise

All the best : )

Sort of.. I'd like the link to the img files so I can download them myself. The highest res possible

[ArMaP]

Sort of.. I'd like the link to the img files so I can download them myself. The highest res possible

As I said on page, I used the "Opportunity Analyst's Notebook" site, and here's a direct link to the page of the photo from the opening post.

[rdunk]

Sort of.. I'd like the link to the img files so I can download them myself. The highest res possible

Sarge, here are some of the original Rover Opportunity photo links, which I did include in the OP - Mars sol days 2453 and 2454. There are many photos taken on those 2 days, most of which are just generally around the crater. The photos for my OP here are taken by Rover Opportunity sitting high upon a ledge, looking down and away, taking the photos

Sarge, I hope these help!!

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/1/p/2453/1P345956255EFFB0J3P2298R2M1.JPG

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/1/p/2453/1P345956516EFFB0J3P2298R2M4.JPG

And the full Panoramic camera shots for Sol 2453: http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/opportunity_p2453.html

For 2454 : http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/opportunity_p2454.html

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

Thanks Rdunk & ArMap