Monday, July 2, 2012

As Far as Opportunity's Eye Can See

In the panorama "As Far as Opportunity's Eye Can See," you can see the imprints in the soil left by Opportunity's airbags. You can also see some other things in the sand which are a bit more mysterious. 


I have no idea what to make of the above picture. You can tell that it is situated upright because of the shadows cast from the object. I almost get the impression of a bunny.


This one is equally strange, but maybe these are just debris from some part of the landing apparatus.


There are several of these white objects scattered around. These could just be pieces of the airbags. 

If you want to see them for yourself, just look to the bottom, right side of the panorama.

The entry for the panorama is toward the bottom of the page at "02-Feb-2004."

 http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/panoramas/opportunity/2004.html


Sunday, July 1, 2012

Statue on Cape St. Vincent



This is a pretty popular anomaly that has been listed by many others across the web. I felt that my site would not be complete if I did not list it at least once.


The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took the following picture of Cape St. Vincent from Victoria Crater in 2007. I have circled the spot where the statue can be found.


If you look behind the spot where the statue is circled in red, you can see what appears to be a path that ascends the side of the cliff. 


Besides the "Egyptian" statue in Cape St. Vincent, you can also see another face not too far away:



This appears to be just a carved face without a body, but you can see the nose, cheek bone, forehead, etc. The location can be found here:



 Sources: 

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10210


http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20071226a.html


Sunday, June 24, 2012

Laughing Face


Can you see what appears to be a laughing face? This face is located in Adamas Labyrinthus on the side of a cliff wall. 


The face is approximately 400 feet wide and 600 feet tall. 


I tried to look at the HRSC, but it's resolution of the area is minimal. 


Here's more lighting:


Also, it looks as if there is a body in addition. I can see what appears to be the right leg and the right arm. However, what's in the center oddly looks like another head on its side. 


I'm not sure about the other stuff, but the laughing face itself seems clear enough. If you look close enough, you might even see what appears to be teeth. 

Coordinates:   34° 8'16.43"N 106°34'17.65"E



Turtles


When I began looking at rover photos, I didn't expect to see turtles roaming the countryside! Yet this, at least to me, appears to be exactly that.

  I refer to this as a turtle, although "reptoid" works too.


Here's another one:


It almost looks like it has crab-like claws. I searched for more around the same Legacy Panorama by Spirit (which is where these are located), but I didn't find any more turtle-like creatures that looked as good as these two. 


If you want to find the first one, go to the left side of the panorama, then find the two dark, rectangular slabs that are to the right of the blue, clam-shell-shaped rock. Follow straight up from these two slabs and you should be able to spot him.


If you want to find the second one (the one that appears to be crawling over the rock), just look to the upper left side of the big, blue, clam-shell-shaped rock. This is on the left side of the panorama.


http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia07342

Saturday, June 23, 2012

A Rodent?


Okay, I admit this is pretty ambiguous, but I couldn't help posting it. It reminds me of one of these:

Armadillos aren't rodents, but when I look at the picture above, I think of something like a cross between a burrowing rodent and an armadillo.

If you want to see it, just look above the rover tracks about two-thirds of the way up on the Legacy Panorama.

 PIA07342: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia07342



Friday, June 22, 2012

Alien Head


Of all the things I have found, this has to be one of the strangest things yet! I was casually scrolling around Spirit's Spectacular View from the Summit when I stumbled across this!



I don't think it's too hard to see the strong resemblance to a humanoid face. You can see the eye sockets, nose, and even what appears to be lips. Even the cheek bones look visible.


If it is just an illusion, then it really has me fooled. Here's the same thing with more brightness and contrast:


This image really brings out the facial features. 


You can find the image in the panorama just a little ways from the rover tracks and over half way up in the panorama.

PIA04184


http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia04184


Thursday, June 21, 2012

Black Holes



These two holes don't appear like anything of the many craters and depressions I have seen of Mars. They don't even look natural. I tried to find better images of them, but I couldn't find them in the HRSC picture. This leads me to think that these are possibly just glitches in the image.


However, I don't know what would be the reason for these glitches. They are not on the seam of two pictures. They are somewhat centered in the middle. 


The two holes are about eighty miles south of Biblis Tholus and Ulysses Tholus. 


Coordinates:   0°20'3.62"S 122°57'3.62"W

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Stick Man and Hiding Face


Here's a combo of a stringy stick fellow and a more serious looking face.


This face appears quite sober in the Cydonia Mensae region. 


It's four miles west of another face listed on this site named "Mr Big Ear."


Cydonia is known for several anomalies and is probably the most mysterious region on Mars.

Coordinates:  33° 9'0.77"N  13° 5'29.39"W

Mr. Big Ear



This face hails from the Cydonia region. It is only 280 miles south of the famed Cydonia Face. The length from the bottom of the "neck" to the top of the "head" is a little over a mile long. 


The CTX picture above shows a lot more detail and yet still gives the distinct impression of the side of a human face.

CTX:

Coordinates:   33°11'56.15"N  12°55'58.01"W

Space Ship Foot Print


The Space Ship Foot Print is located on the Tharsis plains about 300 miles west of Ascraeus Mons. The left side of the image shows an interesting design which looks somewhat uniform. If a crater did this, it must have been quite strange.


Coordinates:  13°19'43.44"N 115°35'12.30"W


Coprates Face


This cherub-like face can be found in Coprates Chasma in the vicinity of Valles Marineris. It seems nicely sculptured in this image but sometimes such images can be deceiving. 


Here is the CTX photo:


Of course, this doesn't look as impressive, but at least you can see the similarity. You can tell where the "eyes" are. You can also make out where the "mouth" is. 




The CRISM image above gives better facial similarity. 


The HIRISE cuts a bit off from the face while focusing on the "mouth."



Interestingly enough you can see a different kind of face contained within. Let me point it out just in case you haven't seen it yet:


CTX: 

CRISM:  

HIRISE:  

Coordinates:   15°15'44.72"S  56°37'11.30"W


Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Arena Colles Pyramid



I found this about sixty miles east of Peridier Crater in Arena Colles. It looks very symmetrical.


Here's the HRSC black and white:



I did some tweaking of the photo which involved brightening and increasing the contrast. Here's that version:



In this contrasted picture you can clearly see the very triangular, shiny side. You can also see the nice triangular shadow. The tip seems quite pointed as well. I would say this definitely looks like a pyramid. 

Pyramid is located in the very bottom center of the image: 

Coordinates:   25° 1'19.67"N  86°38'41.62"E