Mars Curiosity Images

[spacemaverick]

I couldn't find a thread that strictly had images from Curiosity specifically.  If there is one Mod feel free to move this.  I was wondering if we could place images from that spacecraft in one thread?  I wanted to start here.



Some say a metal object and one person has even said it was a large lizard.  I don't know but its intersting.  The object in question is at 12 o'clock in this picture and has 2 reflections emanating from it.  Taken January 30th 2013.

[spacemaverick]

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/

Here is a link of images from NASA Curiosity.

[rdunk]

"one person has even said it was a large lizard.  I don't know but its intersting.  The object in question is at 12 o'clock in this picture and has 2 reflections emanating from it.  Taken January 30th 2013."

Anytime something from Rover Curiosity is posted. it just makes us more "curious" about the planet Mars.

Actually, when I magnify your posted pic, it seems to me that these two "reflections" may be emanating from two different unattached pieces. It is a little difficult to be certain on that.

I have no speculation/thoughts about what this might be! I don't see anything that indicates a living object though.

There is something that strikes me as maybe a little odd in this pic. Some of the rock shadows seem a little out of whack - those near the bottom left of the pic. To my view, they just don't match the rocks/crevices being shadowed, relative to apparent sun angle??

[spacemaverick]

The shadows seem okay to me but I did notice 3 spots that reflect  at the 6 o'clock and 6:30 positions.  They are either reflections of something brighter or there are a number of pixels missing. (Or something is flaking off the rover.

[spacemaverick]

Close up.....

[zorgon]

I couldn't find a thread that strictly had images from Curiosity specifically.  If there is one Mod feel free to move this.

There is such a thread but its best when there is such an anomaly to make its own thread because discussion usually gets long

Thread is here but I haven't had time to update and NASA hasn't sent me any new interesting updates so I forgot about iit 

Until this one.  I was going to post it this morning


Here is the thread  I will add it

http://www.thelivingmoon.com/forum/index.php?topic=2230.msg41574#msg41574

[micjer]

Article in MSM today!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2275662/Robotic-finger-door-handle-hidden-chamber-Mars-rover-Curiosity-discovers-mysterious-metal-object-sticking-rock.html#axzz2KPHUxtFu

[zorgon]

Don't forget the first piece of metal they found

[spacemaverick]

Well, I wish I could just whisk myself to Mars.  There are so many things I would like to investigate.  I have always been fascinated by outer space.  Living Moon really got me interested in studying what I can from here.  For that I am grateful.  I can dream though!  The moon fascinates me also.