"MARTIAN SCARAB" in X3D Stereo
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“MARTIAN SCARAB” - a Mars X3D classic anomaly in X3D Stereo
Curiosity Sols 907-921 MR SW-NW PDS gigapan by Neville Thompson
Link:http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/205305/snapshots/620413
Big, bold and for once, clear, a host of anomalists presented this so-called “Martian Scarab” as soon as the images became available from NASA.
Once again a debris-laden sandy slope dominates our context view, with the large (est. four to six feet) boulder easily-seen at the lower right.
Going to our detail view, the strange sculpture (if that’s what it is) sports a bifurcated end, a T-shaped carving down the back and facing our view, a perfect rectangle with a neatly-carved hole in the center. Overall, the symmetry is too regular for natural processes, but what in blazes IS this thing? Its resemblance to the traditional Egyptian scarab is rather hard to set aside, but with enough difference evident to speak to its alien origin.
Whatever it is, it remains one of the first and clearest examples of NASA letting something slip by their relentless censorship.
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“SO, HOW DO I VIEW X3D STEREO?”
Simple! While viewing the stereo pair at a comfortable distance, gently cross your eyes (no eye-strain) until you perceive three images all the same width. The one in the center is in 3D. Just relax into it and your eyes will automatically bring it into focus. Once you have it, you will never forget how to do it. Kinda like riding a bicycle…
For another, more detailed method of viewing X3D stereo, click HERE.
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