Claimed "Floating Rock On Mars" Is Not Floating At All - SOL 527
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After seeing this going viral around the internet I did about five minutes of research and found that this is not what it seems to be. Immediately I could tell that the NAVCam had blackened out a rock that had its shadow pointing directly at the rover. There is another shadow just like it on the top right of the original picture but that was not mentioned in the videos and articles going around the internet. This is one of those times that an anomaly can easily be explained as the result of light and shadows tricks. Please take a look at the video and then if you are still convinced that the rock is floating, download the images for yourself so you can trace the shadow back to the rock.
YouTube User: WhatsUpInTheSky37
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I hate to make debunking videos and I do not plan on doing this often. I promise! Just the last couple weeks a lot of the "bunk" anomalies that are easily debunked have been getting a lot of sharing time. I want the viewers here at WhatsUpInTheSky to be informed with the best information possible. I don't want you to be in a conversation and bring something up with a skeptic that can easily be proven wrong. I have had to debunk a bunch of my videos as well over the couple years. This one was pretty easy. I just looked at the day before the supposed picture was taken and found a picture of the area with the MASTCAM and my suspicions were correct. It was another rock that was making the shadow. Much love to you all!
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"Floating Rock": http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/00527/opgs/edr/ncam/NLB_444283159EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG
MASTCAM SHOT: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00526/mcam/0526ML0020740020203152E01_DXXX.jpg
Dingo Gap Panarama Shot: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17766
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Thank you for taking your time to read this article and even if you do not agree with my findings I still hope that you enjoyed the brief tour of the Martian landscape! A thank you is also in store to everyone who has helped with the spacial images and has spent their time researching these taboo subjects so we can all move forward with more information and understanding. If you have a space image or something else related that you would like analyzed feel free to email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit http://www.whatsupinthesky.com for more contact information and more space anomalies.
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