"DOWNED ANTENNA" in 3D Stereo
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“DOWNED ANTENNA” in 3D Stereo
Curiosity Sol 710 MastCam
Original: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/172255/snapshots/589298
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How can we ever repay Neville Thompson for his magnificent gigapans? Like so many of his pans, his MSL 710 M-100 PDS is just crawling with anomalies!
Today’s master view focuses on an area where at least half a dozen strange items may be found, but let’s take a look at the circled area.
MASTER VIEW
Zooming in, just what exactly IS that white object (so different from the surrounding stone) tucked under the sphinxlike boulder? Maybe it’s just pareidolia, but the “sphinx” appears to have a triangular head with a smiling face and two outstretched paws in which our anomaly is cradled.
Notice where the arrow is pointing. The “antenna” has a cylindrical, mesh-like top and a circular base attached to a short rod. As your eyes continue left, the rod splays out flat into a symmetrical paddle shape, which seems to be attached to a curved structure.
The overwhelming impression that I get is that this looks like a broken antenna which came to rest underneath this boulder. I’m not saying that’s what it is, it’s just the impression I get.
What’s your impression?
ZOOMED VIEW
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