eyewall41 All American 2259 Posts user info edit post |
This was taken by Spirit rover on Mars:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/spirit_m1434.html
What is the shiny disc with what appears to be face reminiscent of an ancient culture?
Of course the scale is not given for the image but it is interesting none the less. 6/8/2012 9:19:56 PM |
PackBacker All American 14415 Posts user info edit post |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia 6/8/2012 9:54:43 PM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
looks like a random circle of mess to me 6/8/2012 10:03:17 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
if only there were some other explanation for circular shaped features on other planets in space... 6/8/2012 10:04:46 PM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
6/8/2012 10:06:41 PM |
eyewall41 All American 2259 Posts user info edit post |
Strange hollowed out "metronome" looking object
Skull on the lower left
Another coin like disc:
"Cowbell" 1/3 of the way up from the bottom on the right side in the dark patch
I'm not claiming to know what these things are by any means. Just thought they were interesting. There are of course tons on tinfoil hat sites who jump on them. 6/8/2012 10:46:06 PM |
jaZon All American 27048 Posts user info edit post |
this is some geniusboy quality shit 6/8/2012 10:54:03 PM |
adultswim Suspended 8379 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I'm not claiming to know what these things are by any means. Just thought they were interesting. There are of course tons on tinfoil hat sites who jump on them." |
Why would this be interesting unless you believe it's something other than rocks and sand?6/8/2012 11:17:11 PM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18166 Posts user info edit post |
Given the wide range of things used as currency by premodern humans, of course we would expect aliens to use the type that ended up favored by classical and modern Europeans. 6/8/2012 11:22:30 PM |
clalias All American 1580 Posts user info edit post |
they would all converge on circles after inventing the soda machine.. 6/9/2012 9:41:10 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
SAND FOUND ON BEACH
oh wait. this is interesting, but a joke. Smath and Grumpy covered it well. 6/9/2012 10:10:57 AM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
I'm interested in the pics, but only because it's like "hey here's pretty detailed pics of the surface of another planet" 6/9/2012 10:12:06 AM |
ncwolfpack All American 3958 Posts user info edit post |
6/9/2012 10:51:56 AM |
MisterGreen All American 4328 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Given the wide range of things used as currency by premodern humans, of course we would expect aliens to use the type that ended up favored by classical and modern Europeans." |
yes...and naturally, alien skulls would look exactly like ours!6/9/2012 11:00:18 AM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
duh, god also made aliens in his image. 6/9/2012 11:10:28 AM |
PackBacker All American 14415 Posts user info edit post |
So are the tinfoil folks admitting we made it to mars, or is this another NASA hoax like the Moon? 6/9/2012 11:26:57 AM |
modlin All American 2642 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Of course the scale is not given for the image but it is interesting none the less." |
Pic taken with the Microscopic Imager camera. It's teensy.6/9/2012 1:13:16 PM |
Nerdchick All American 37009 Posts user info edit post |
Mars Needs More Cowbell!! 6/9/2012 1:14:29 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
what's the exchange rate of Martian Cowbell to USD? 6/9/2012 3:13:28 PM |
BubbleBobble :3 114232 Posts user info edit post |
clearly Scrooge McDuck accidentally dropped it there 6/9/2012 6:24:44 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
This is a stupid thread. 6/9/2012 7:11:24 PM |
Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
Of course, a super advanced alien civilizations would still be using metal coins..... 6/9/2012 8:16:01 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25423 Posts user info edit post |
anything round = coin. fact. 6/9/2012 8:23:01 PM |
carzak All American 1657 Posts user info edit post |
The rover has a disc-shaped abrasion tool that grinds into materials in order to examine their components better:
http://athena.cornell.edu/the_mission/ins_rat.html
The picture above is undoubtedly one of these abraded areas, with the central area being from the tip of the bit, and filled with dust. 6/9/2012 8:33:24 PM |
bbehe Burn it all down. 18402 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Of course, a super advanced alien civilizations would still be using metal coins..... " |
Why would you assume a Martian civilization would be advanced?6/9/2012 8:43:09 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
used condom 6/9/2012 8:47:11 PM |
modlin All American 2642 Posts user info edit post |
^^Well, they are advanced enough to have money that will last longer than any building or vehicle or any other monument on the planet, right? 6/9/2012 8:59:10 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " yes...and naturally, alien skulls would look exactly like ours! " |
Well of course, since aliens populated our planet via genetic engineering of earth's natural species its no wonder that we look like them6/9/2012 9:07:19 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
6/9/2012 9:13:23 PM |
aph319 All American 8570 Posts user info edit post |
Is this eyewall41 serious?
Clumsy martian musicians with loose change? 6/9/2012 10:30:09 PM |
bronco All American 3942 Posts user info edit post |
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6/9/2012 10:35:21 PM |