a martian oddbox

[funbox]

just noticed this in the Martian landscape any ideas?

looks odd to me at the end, like a framework of some sort or growth ..


as I keep looking at it, the framework seems to join into something at the bottom

and geologically based ideas ?

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[ArMaP]

Any link to the original photo? That could help (or not). 

[funbox]

a link of course

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01080/mcam/1080ML0047530070206637E01_DXXX.jpg

one from the latest mast set, but of course not the original , you know there's no link to that

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[Dyna]

a link of course

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01080/mcam/1080ML0047530070206637E01_DXXX.jpg

one from the latest mast set, but of course not the original , you know there's no link to that

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Interesting area all kinds of stuff like this little insect bot

[Dyna]

Then there are the round things scattered around.

[funbox]

seems to be a few of these odd curvy growths all over this picture , I was thinking along the lines of the calcite seepages that are often seen but im not so sure

I think back to the slimy growth like calcite materials from earlier in the year

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[funbox]

also this odd collection, is that two moons in a box ?

as for the tentacle turning into three odd shapes .. well



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[rdunk]

Hey funbox, some interesting features. I have spent a little time looking at the Rover pic you gave us, and yes there are numerous items of interest over this area. I am posting a pic wherein I have identified 3 similar items that at least look anomalous, plus 1 other item that has some sort of ring-looking end on it.

[ArMaP]

Those are JPEG artefacts.

[rdunk]

I did add another anomaly to my reply above, which shows to have a ring-hook on the right end of it.

[ArMaP]

It's hard to say, it's too small when compared with the size of the JPEG blocks (8 x 8 pixels), features that small are usually highly affected by compression.

[funbox]

Hey funbox, some interesting features. I have spent a little time looking at the Rover pic you gave us, and yes there are numerous items of interest over this area. I am posting a pic wherein I have identified 3 similar items that at least look anomalous, plus 1 other item that has some sort of ring-looking end on it.

hoi rdunk
those top two you've circled look a little like blinds artefacts that sometime pop up in some of the photos, the third with the trapezoid ending im not so certain about

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[funbox]

It's hard to say, it's too small when compared with the size of the JPEG blocks (8 x 8 pixels), features that small are usually highly affected by compression.

so what would you call the features ive highlighted , being well beyond the 8 pixel threshold you seem to draw the line at

and what do you think about the varying degrees of shadow darkness seen throughout this set ?
some of those shadows look like voids in space

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[Dyna]

Yes I think this area is particularly interesting thanks for sharing it.

also this odd collection, is that two moons in a box ?

as for the tentacle turning into three odd shapes .. well



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[ArMaP]

so what would you call the features ive highlighted , being well beyond the 8 pixel threshold you seem to draw the line at

Rocks.

Although the objects are bigger than the 8x8 blocks the details appear smaller. Is that from the other link you posted or from a different photo (as it looks like)? I don't like to comment on altered images.

and what do you think about the varying degrees of shadow darkness seen throughout this set ?
some of those shadows look like voids in space

Too much contrast, as in all other occasions when people point to areas that appear too dark but that on the higher quality images posted on the PDS show some detail on those areas.