Mars Rover captured something interesting [rock]

[deirdre]

Sept 28, 2012, at about Sol 50 or Sol 51

sol 52

But I lack the urge to pore over every one of the thousands of rocks

you only have to pick one rock that stands out to you... like this charcoal looking chunk looks like a crab. so first scan the thumbnails quick for a field of charcoal. then you look for the crab, then just count the rocks forward to find the "rat".
most thumbnails you can dismiss super quick. i opned like 5 to look closer and took maybe 10 mins..took longer to google a site that said which sol it was after learning yours were wrong.

@Trailblazer just this one. the rover does drive up to the charcoal as its interested in them.. but the rat is cut off from the bottom of pics. and the rover bits arent in the close up charcoal shots.
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-image...ncam/NLA_402116958EDR_F0043200NCAM00440M_.JPG

main for sol52
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw-images/?order=sol+desc,instrument_sort+asc,sample_type_sort+asc,+date_taken+desc&per_page=50&page=1&mission=msl&begin_sol=52&end_sol=52

edit attach original rat pics below (from sol52 page 1)

 

[Ann K]

you only have to pick one rock that stands out to you... like this charcoal looking chunk looks like a crab. so first scan the thumbnails quick for a field of charcoal. then you look for the crab, then just count the rocks forward to find the "rat".
most thumbnails you can dismiss super quick.

You completely missed the message in my post. "I lack the urge to pore over every one of the thousands of rocks". There are dedicated nuts to do that sort of thing, for clicks and giggles. I don't choose to play that game.

 

[deirdre]

There are dedicated nuts to do that sort of thing, for clicks and giggles.

are you calling me and other Metabunkers who spend time searching for answers "nuts"?

ps. you are missing my point, you do not have to pore over thousands of rocks.

 

[Ann K]

are you calling me and other Metabunkers who spend time searching for answers "nuts"?

ps. you are missing my point, you do not have to pore over thousands of rocks.

The original posters of the "tic-tac" and the "rat" are the dedicated nuts.

 

[Eburacum]

This does seem to be a hobby for a large number of people. The shapes made by wind erosion on Mars are endlessly fascinating.
Of course you don't have to go to Mars to see wind erosion; here's Brimham Rocks, in Yorkshire.

 

[Mick West]

Here's the location of Sol 2692; I'd hoped we could get scale from it, but it's too low resolution to match the Panorama with any confidence.
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/location-map/

 

[Mick West]

The shapes made by wind erosion on Mars are endlessly fascinating.
Of course you don't have to go to Mars to see wind erosion

I posted some on X


Source: https://x.com/MickWest/status/1901490101009748364

 

[Starflint]

I am thinking it may be a concretion (hard mineral deposit) that is almost completely eroded from the surrounding rock and is overhanging the ground.

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Concretions are often round or oval shaped here on Earth.

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