Seriously though, what are the odds of this being "fossilized" earth traffic from previous missions. I guess it would help to know if we had any robotics in this area before..I'm a little confused by this claim link, as it says top right- but I don't see anything top right. so don't really know if this is the right claim link.
Have you seen this one too?
I don't think there is a "scientific" explanation as of yet, most sites showing this and the other photo are spewing "it must be aliens" belief.
Honestly the shadow looks a bit off too, unless we aren't seeing the whole "rock".What do you think? Is this an old ruin from an ancient civilization? That's what I've been reading around the net today.
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no, its fossilized MARTIAN traffic lights.Seriously though, what are the odds of this being "fossilized" earth traffic from previous missions. I guess it would help to know if we had any robotics in this area before..
Oh, I misread. I thought they meant fossilized robotics or debris from previous missions to mars.no, its fossilized MARTIAN traffic lights.
Speculating here, but it appears to be Mr. Gopher from "Caddyshack."What do you think? Is this an old ruin from an ancient civilization? That's what I've been reading around the net today.
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What do you think? Is this an old ruin from an ancient civilization?
anyone know how large this is or small it is to be precise? What ever it is, this is by far one of the best examples so far that really looks out of place. If it's erosion from wind, where is the rest of the rock then and how did this small item remain standing.: ) yea it looks like a little green alien egg from the last thread. my ink says the ball is 1 centimeter, so figure the guys can figure out the size of the traffic lights.
Pretty sure that round rocks aren't a mystery to science or geology.Have you seen this one too?![]()
I don't think there is a "scientific" explanation as of yet, most sites showing this and the other photo are spewing "it must be aliens" belief.
Honestly the shadow looks a bit off too, unless we aren't seeing the whole "rock".
this link says the 'traffic light' is small..but doesn't say exactly how small. http://themeridianijournal.com/2014/09/image-gallery-oddities-curiosity/#more-5900
and off that link I find
Look, folks.....ALL of these images are from a planet that NONE of us will (likely) visit in our lifetimes....(although I WISH I could!).
We are seeing images that are (A) Without context and scale and, (B) Without context and scale.
WHAT I mean is....this:
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THAT (^^^^) is "forced perspective". It is INTENTIONAL, of course.
WHEN we see images taken by Mars Rovers....we have NO reference scale....because...we are not there....to give a size reference.
WHEN you see a photo taken on Earth, WE generally have a "reference" to size....because we LIVE HERE, and have eyes. But, when it's a computer-generated "GodZilla" in Manhattan (or, whatever?)....in a film? We STILL understand the geometry. AND the 'scale'....(even in really BAD films of the past...we know what they tried to do).
WHEN it comes to photos on an "alien planet" (and Mars IS an "alien planet")....you MUST understand the context OF the image, and the way it is obtained!!
(Sorry for my 'rant'...)
Personally, I think the lil stop light deal is something that broke off from ledge just off to its right. Those flat spots match almost exactly with the three lil nodule deals that make it look like a totem pole/traffic light.
If it's erosion from wind, where is the rest of the rock then and how did this small item remain standing.
The Idol probably fits in that category.There are examples, here on Earth, that defy "logic":
Seriously though, what are the odds of this being "fossilized" earth traffic from previous missions. I guess it would help to know if we had any robotics in this area before..