Did Curiosity Photograph A Possible Life Form In First Images?

[ArMaP]

The colors have been invertred

That explains it, although it doesn't explain why they were inverted. 

[rdunk]

zorgon said, "Of all the places NASA could have picked on Mars to land, they had to pick the most BORING possible crater. Its only freaking GRAVEL  not even a decent rock to look at..." 

Hey zorgon, you might want to wait a little, before making such an assumption, via "first glance". Gale Crater is 96 miles in diameter, and if I figured it right, Gale  would
make a total area of about 7,238 square miles. 

There may be a big bass fishing lake there somewhere in that crater!! 

For some relativeness for what that might mean, Rover Opportunity has been in operation, on Mars, since January 2004, and its total "odometer" reading in Feb 2012 was 21.35 miles, Now if we called Opportunity's odometer "square miles" searched, and if Rover "Curiosity" searched at the same rate, then it will take Curiosity about 340 years to fully search out Gale crater.

Here is a bit on Curiosity's mobility. It actually travels faster  than Opportunity, partially probably because of less inactive time..

Curiosity will be able to roll over obstacles approaching 65 cm (26 in) in height. Based on variables including power levels, terrain difficulty, slippage and visibility, the maximum terrain-traverse speed is estimated to be 200 m (660 ft) per day by automatic navigation. The rover landed about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the foot of Mount Sharp, and it is expected to traverse a minimum of 19 km (12 mi) in its two-year mission.

I guess we all are impressed with that, right??

[zerocd]

I want to go where all the lifelike stuff is. I think we need a blimp navbot. They sell them as toys/ adult  hobby stuff here now so why not?

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[Littleenki]

Or the lifeform is grass on a hillside in New Mexico somewhere...



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[ArMaP]

Or the lifeform is grass on a hillside in New Mexico somewhere...



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That video only shows that the guy doesn't know what he is doing.

First of all, he doesn't even know the name of the tool (it's not a "levelling tool"), it's not the same as "adjusting contrast and brightness" and by using that eyedropper tool, it does not turn "whatever is selected into the darkest thing in the picture", it changes colours to make the selected colour as if it was black, so if you choose a colour that is not neutral (only black, white and all shades of grey are neutral), the program will change all other colours accordingly, as you can see in the video below, that I made to show exactly this in another forum.
(Yes, I do hate videos, but for some things they are the best tool we can use )

[zorgon]

and it is expected to traverse a minimum of 19 km (12 mi) in its two-year mission.
I guess we all are impressed with that, right??

19 KM??? in TWO YEARS?  Crickey I can WALK 19 km in one day even at my age ( well maybe two )

But seriously 19 Km? Looking at that picture all I see is flat gravel for 19km

As to landing sites  why not here and examine the Martian Herds?

Mars Global Surveyor
MOC narrow angle image R1901066
"The Herd"



Or here... my favorite spot
Mars Global Surveyor
MOC narrow-angle image AB1-08405
SOUTHEAST FLOOR OF WEST CANDOR CHASMA







But NOOOOOOO all WE get is some stupid boring flat crater with pebbles (and whatever that thing that ArMaP found is )

[rdunk]

z, I have looked at these in detail, and there is obviously nothing here but rocks and sand!!! Of course, this is Mars, and there is nothing else on Mars, but rocks and sand. And, if you actually think there is something else there, then I would bring your family history into question, and your below average intelligence, because you are obviously lacking in the DNA area. And a lot of these others members seem to agree with me on this too. And if you continue to put out this kind of stuff, than I will report you to my friend, the site admin.

My advice is to you, is to move on to more interesting, and simple, things. Or , you can post in the ghost story forum! ...   

Zorgon, I just thought this would be a good time to kidd you a little bit, and in doing so, remember and relate just how personal it got for some of us at times in some of the other places. Not that we ever all agree on things, but it is so nice to not have to put up with that kind of crap-olla here!!! Thanks!!

[ArMaP]

Or here... my favorite spot
Mars Global Surveyor
MOC narrow-angle image AB1-08405
SOUTHEAST FLOOR OF WEST CANDOR CHASMA

Didn't you see the higher resolution photos from that area? I think I posted one some time ago in another forum.

Or maybe I'm getting old and my memory is not working as it should.

[zerocd]

I will continue hoping we visit some more interesting areas. I still think an observation blimp would be the best to explore where a rover cannot go.

[ArMaP]

Or here... my favorite spot
Mars Global Surveyor
MOC narrow-angle image AB1-08405
SOUTHEAST FLOOR OF WEST CANDOR CHASMA

Here's a HiRISE photo of that area, at 25% zoom.

(click for full size)

[zorgon]

Didn't you see the higher resolution photos from that area? I think I posted one some time ago in another forum.

Oh I did The ones that NASA 'adjusted' to look more like rocks :  They did that with the face and Cydonia pyramids too

Oh yeah? prove they didn't

[ArMaP]

Oh yeah? prove they didn't

Prove they didn't made the first photo like that to make some people look like fools when they would show how things really are. 

[zorgon]

Of course, this is Mars, and there is nothing else on Mars, but rocks and sand. And, if you actually think there is something else there, then I would bring your family history into question, and your below average intelligence, because you are obviously lacking in the DNA area. And a lot of these others members seem to agree with me on this too.

Rocks and Sand huh?



Uh huh  just keep on believing that like your other fantasy

[Littleenki]

This?

[zorgon]

Prove they didn't made the first photo like that to make some people look like fools when they would show how things really are. 

The latest picture from Mars

A new SPECTACULAR Image from the Mars Rover



Well okay so SPECTACULAR is a little over kill...

Okay okay so is a LOT overkill



Way to go NASA... such exciting scenery