After Image Of 'Alien Craft' On Mars, NASA Cuts Mission

[zorgon]

After Image Of 'Alien Craft' On Mars, NASA Cuts Mission

NASA is pulling the plug on a mission to Mars; and, what's more, the space agency has inexplicably announced a new plan to reduce its exploration of all other planets.

According to CBS DC: "Two scientists who were briefed on the 2013 NASA budget that will be released next week said the space agency is eliminating two proposed joint missions with Europeans to explore Mars in 2016 and 2018. NASA had agreed to pay $1.4 billion for those missions. Some Mars missions will continue, but the fate of future flights is unclear."

This bombshell has many seeing red, so-to-speak. Nasa's former science chief Edward Weiler, who until September was Nasa's associate administrator for science, is among those expressing outrage. He is quoted at The Daily Mail as saying: "To me, it's totally irrational and unjustified. We are the only country on this planet that has the demonstrated ability to land on another planet, namely Mars. It is a national prestige issue."

February 9 of this year, there were reports of an "alien craft" spotted on Mars. NASA was quick to say that the object was one of ours.

Irene Klotz of Discovery News explained: "It's alien technology — ours! NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped this image of Bonneville Crater, near where Spirit, one of NASA's two roving geology stations, landed in January 2004. The scene was captured by the MRO's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera."

Is it ours, or is that cover-story? (Cue the 'X-Files' theme here.)

Within 2 days of that picture, NASA pulled the plug on the Mars mission.

Following Image of 'Alien Craft' on Mars, NASA Abruptly Cuts Mission

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PIA15038: Spirit Lander and Bonneville Crater in Color

Original Caption Released with Image:

    Near the lower left corner of this view is the three-petal lander platform that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove off in January 2004. The lander is still bright, but with a reddish color, probably due to accumulation of Martian dust.

    The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded this view on Jan. 29, 2012, providing the first image from orbit to show Spirit's lander platform in color. The view covers an area about 2,000 feet (about 600 meters) wide, dominated by Bonneveille Crater. North is up. A bright spot on the northern edge of Bonneville Crater is a remnant of Spirit's heat shield.

    Spirit spent most of its six-year working life in a range of hills about two miles east of its landing site. An image of the lander platform taken by Spirit's Panoramic Camera (Pancam) after the rover had driven off is at PIA05117. The bright heat shield remnant can be seen in a panorama the same camera took of Bonneville Crater, at PIA05591.

    This image is one product from HiRISE observation ESP_025815_1655. Other products from the same observation can be found at http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025815_1655 .

    HiRISE is operated by the University of Arizona, Tucson. The instrument was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft.
Image Credit:
    NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

Image Addition Date:
    2012-02-08

PIA15038: Spirit Lander and Bonneville Crater in Color

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This is the object in question...



Here is another object that was discussed in another thread seen from above
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[The Seeker]

Perhaps it is just me, but that object, even though it is supposed to be in the proper area to be the lander, just doesn't look like the photos taken of it after touchdown; granted it has been sitting there for over 7 years...


seeker

[Amaterasu]

On that last pic...  Do You see a triangular shape?  Let me see if I can define it visually...

[The Seeker]

not only a triangle ( perhaps the outline of a parallelogram?) but what also looks like the distinct outline of a face...


seeker

[zorgon]

More Alien Spaceships on Mars

Found all these YEARS ago and posted them many times on other forums... but the skeptics just see blurry rocks

They are indeed Alien spacecraft on Mars

The article title is;
After Image Of 'Alien Craft' On Mars, NASA Cuts Mission

The title is 100% correct.

The problem is that most people on ATS are stuck in the box and cannot think beyond it for the blazingly obvious. Many are is such a rush to debunk everything these days they don't stop and think.

Then there are those who STILL see nothing even when the object in the picture is 100% identified. If ya can't see these, then how will you ever spot any anomaly? Seems to me the problem is your vision, not those who can spot the objects without difficulty (reposted from ATS)















I have a lot more...

[zorgon]

Thinking Outside the Box... a Lost Cause on ATS?

Seems to me lately that every one here is like a broken record, stuck in the same groove... endlessly doomed to rehashing the same old arguments... and then I see posts like these from the regulars

Originally posted by mblahnikluver
It's not an alien ship... :@@:

Originally posted by gortex
Its not an Alien craft , its the Spirit rover lander at the Bonneville Crater .

Yawl got stars for that? Shame on ATS 

YES  IT IS AN ALIEN CRAFT   and the locals want it gone...


Martian Revolt

If the Martians landed a spacecraft on Earth, they would naturally be aliens, correct?

So when the Cosmic Litterbugs from Earth strew scrap all over Mars, then it follow suit the WE are the Alien Invaders on Mars

So the title of the article that says 'Alien Craft' On Mars in quotes is right on. Pity I had to explain that

What I find REALLY amusing is that when LRO took those images of the supposed Apollo landing sites, they looked the same as those others I posted earlier.

When I posted those originally in another thread years ago, the skeptics all screamed "Its only blurry rocks, your an idiot"  Yet the object ID and file # is in the photo name

But when LRO put these online  all of a sudden those same skeptics said "See these are proof of Apollo"



So I guess they have selective vision... only see what they want to see... when it suits them

[zorgon]

I will get back to those 'Alien Spacecraft in a minute and Identify them for you... but the important point here is that many of us can look over images and spot such items easily, while others honestly cannot see them...  There is nothing wrong with that. Monitors very, people vision varies especially with gray scale images. For that we do at times also have a copy that has been colorized to highlight the anomaly. Skeptics cry foul at that too, but then recently in the LRO anomaly that Exuberant1 found there was a hard core skeptic who used the SAME TECHNIQUE to make his point

Before I get back to those, I have one more of interest. I feel it is important to separate the known 'anomalies' from the unknown... and at the same time show how we find them

Opportunity Snaps Photo of Alien hardware on the Surface of Mars





The shiny thing on the hill...

This one was shown in the thread about the wooden timber... but lets look at the shiny thing

   

   

Opportunity :: Navigation Camera :: Sol 115

[zorgon]

Lets have a closer look...

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 123


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1P139098187EFF2809P2267L5M1


1P139098156RAD2809P2267L256C1

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 123 - NASA Source

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 123 - Pegasus Page

[zorgon]

Hmmm still not close enough....

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 324


1P156950279ESF4075P2575L6M1


1P156950073RAD4075P2575L234567C1

YUP! Definitely debris from an Alien Spacecraft 


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Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 324 - NASA Source

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 324 - Pegasus Page

[zorgon]

Looks like a left over from Star Wars

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 340 


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Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 340

Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 331

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Opportunity :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 331

[zorgon]

THIS above... looks like this on the ground

Spirit :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 039





Spirit :: Panoramic Camera :: Sol 039

[zorgon]

Back to all the identified spacecraft on Mars

PIA01881: Viking Lander 1
(Thomas A. Mutch Memorial Station)
Imaged from Orbit 


PIA01881 Viking 1 Lander - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

NASA's Viking Lander 1 touched down in western Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976. The lander, which has a diameter of about 3 meters (10 feet), has been precisely located in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Also, likely locations have been found for the heat shield, back shell, and parachute attached to the back shell. The lander location has been confirmed by overlaying the lander-derived topographic contours on the high-resolution camera's image, which provides an excellent match. Viking Lander 1 was one element of an ambitious mission to study Mars, with a four-spacecraft flotilla consisting of two orbiters and two landers. Four cutouts from this image are shown. The first is an overview showing the relative locations of the lander and candidate back shell and heat shield, and the others are enlargements of each of these components. Large boulders, dunes, and other features visible in Lander images can be located in the image.

PIA01881 Viking 1 Backshell and Parachute (white patch in center) - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

A prime motivation for early viewing of these Viking sites is to calibrate imagery taken from orbit with the data previously acquired by the landers. In particular, determining what sizes of rocks can be seen from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter aids the interpretation of data now being taken to characterize sites for future landers, such as the Phoenix Mars Lander mission to be launched in 2007.

PIA01881 Viking 1 Heat Shield - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment and additional information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are available online at: http://www.nasa.gov/mro or http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera was built by Ball Aerospace Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.

Image Addition Date: 2006-12-05

Viking 1 Annotated full version - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

SOURCE: NASA Photo Journal PIA01881

[zorgon]

PIA01882: Viking Lander 2
Imaged from Orbit 


PIA01882 Viking 2 Lander - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

NASA's Viking Lander 2 landed on Mars on Sept. 3, 1976, in Utopia Planitia. The lander, which has a diameter of about 3 meters (10 feet), has been precisely located in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Also, likely locations have been found for the heat shield and back shell. The lander location has been confirmed by overlaying the lander-derived topographic contours on the high-resolution camera's image, which provides an excellent match. Viking Lander 2 was one element of an ambitious mission to study Mars, with a four-spacecraft flotilla consisting of two orbiters and two landers. Four cutouts from this image are shown. The first is an overview showing the relative locations of the lander and candidate back shell and heat shield, and the others are enlargements of each of these components. Large boulders, dunes, and other features visible in Viking Lander 2 images can be located in the high-resolution camera's image. The polygonal pattern of the surface is typical at these latitudes and may be due to the presence of deep subsurface ice.

PIA01882 Viking 2 Lander - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

As chance would have it, this image is blurred in some places due to the abrupt motion associated with the restart of the orbiter's high-gain antenna tracking during the very short image exposure. This is the first time after acquiring hundreds of pictures that a High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment image has been unintentionally smeared; overall performance has been excellent.

PIA01882 Viking 2 Heat Shield - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

A prime motivation for early viewing of the Viking sites is to calibrate imagery taken from orbit with the data previously acquired by the landers. In particular, determining what sizes of rocks can be seen from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter aids the interpretation of data now being taken to characterize sites for future landers, such as the Phoenix Mars Lander mission to be launched in 2007.

Image Addition Date: 2006-12-05

Viking 2 Annotated full version - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

SOURCE: NASA Photo Journal PIA01882

[zorgon]

Opportunity Rover
PIA05230: 'You Are Here'
Mars Global Surveyor
January 24, 2004


PIA05230 NASA / JPL / MSSS

This map shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity and its lander on the surface of Mars. The robotic geologist landed inside a small crater at Meridiani Planum on Jan. 24, 2004, PST. The white spot is the lander, and the small black spot northeast of it is believed to be the rover. The image was taken by the camera onboard the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter.

Image Addition Date: 2004-02-09

SOURCE: NASA Photo Journal PIA05230

Opportunity Rover
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spots rover's landing site
November 29, 2006


NASA / JPL / MSSS

A photo taken from orbit by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows Opportunity's landing site and its tracks through Meridiani Planum, ending at the rover itself, visible as a speck. The rover's landing platform also can be seen within Eagle Crater. - One amazing year for Opportunity rover - MSNBC

NASA / JPL / MSSS

Mars orbiter spots rover's landing site. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows "Eagle crater," the small impact crater where Opportunity's lander came to rest. The image is one of a gallery of photos released by NASA on Wednesday. - Mars orbiter spots rover's landing site - MSNBC

Opportunity Rover
February 21, 2009


This amazing image, taken from Mars orbit, shows one of NASA's rovers on the surface of the Red Planet. Look at the larger image (below) to get a good idea of the surrounding terrain.


Credit: NASA/JPL

The image above was taken from Mars orbit by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft. It spans about 400 metres across the surface of the Red Planet, and shows the Mars rover Opportunity as a small black dot (circled at lower left).

The image was taken during the afternoon of Opportunity's 1,783rd sol (Mars day) on the Red Planet. Opportunity had driven 130 metres on the previous sol; you can see wheel tracks crossing dark dune ripples to the upper right of the rover. The ripples, which trend mostly north-south in this area, can be easily crossed by the rover unless they are very large (such as those right of centre).

The availability of MRO images of the terrain that Opportunity is crossing allow traverses to be planned in detail, avoiding potential hazards and targeting features of interest (such as the small craters below and left of centre).

MRO images are routinely used by the Opportunity operations team for these purposes, and to plan the route to distant Endeavour Crater, the long-term goal of Opportunity's mission, about 17 kilometres to the southeast.

The full-circle image below (made up of a mosaic of multiple images) was taken by Opportunity only days after MRO photographed it from above. Opportunity used its navigation camera to take the images combined into this view of the rover's surroundings just after driving 60.86 metres (200 feet) on the 1,806th sol of its surface mission (February 21, 2009).

SOURCE: Spaceinfo.com.au


Spirit Rover
PIA03255: Spirit on "Husband Hill,"
Mars Global Surveyor
November 2, 2005 with January 10, 2004 Comparison


Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Two Earth years ago, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit touched down in Gusev Crater. The rover marked its first Mars-year (687 Earth days) anniversary in November 2005. On Nov. 2, 2005, shortly before Spirit's Martian anniversary, the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor acquired an image centered on the rover's location in the "Columbia Hills." The location of Spirit on that date is circled on the image on the right. On the left, for comparison, is an image from Jan. 10, 2004, when few dreamed that the Spirit would ever reach the hills from its landing site about three kilometers (two miles) away.

The newer image has a resolution of about 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) per pixel. North is up; illumination is from the left. The location is near 14.8 degrees south latitude, 184.6 degrees west longitude. Dr. Timothy J. Parker of the Mars Exploration Rover team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., confirmed the location of the rover in the 2005 image. The scale bar is 50 meters (164 feet).

Image Addition Date: 2006-01-03

SOURCE: NASA Photo Journal PIA03255: Spirit on "Husband Hill," with 2004 Comparison