question-circle Curiosity Sol 924: Just a Mineral Vein?

8 years 5 months ago - 8 years 5 months ago #5711 by Todd
There are a lot of anomalous features within and around the mineral vein. Frequently there are rectangular holes and notches present within the vein, some of them resemble usb ports. In some cases, the vein forms bulges that look more like artifacts of some kind. A good example is the left and right mastcam images taken of the vein on sol 924. Below is a four frame composite made from sol 924 right mastcam pictures. I processed the images from the PDS raw DRCL .img files.





Below, an enlarged example from the right mastcam image above.



Below, the left mastcam was first to take an image of the feature from a different angle as it was approaching on sol 924.



NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS original raw browse jpgs:
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0924ML0040610010402738E01_DXXX&s=924
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0924MR0040570140501675E01_DXXX&s=924
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0924MR0040570130501674E01_DXXX&s=924
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0924MR0040570120501673E01_DXXX&s=924
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0924MR0040570110501672E01_DXXX&s=924

an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/mslbrowser/product.aspx?B1=0924ML0040610010402738E01_DRCL&xw=1
an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/mslbrowser/product.aspx?B1=0924MR0040570140501675E01_DRCL&xw=1
an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/mslbrowser/product.aspx?B1=0924MR0040570130501674E01_DRCL&xw=1
an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/mslbrowser/product.aspx?B1=0924MR0040570120501673E01_DRCL&xw=1
an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/mslbrowser/product.aspx?B1=0924MR0040570110501672E01_DRCL&xw=1
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8 years 5 months ago #5720 by dude
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nice work Todd ! I see mechanical looking parts in the third image @ top center. these images sure look like something had a major meltdown.
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8 years 5 months ago #5723 by Todd
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The materials in the vein are pretty diverse.

www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/upgrade-helps-nasa-study-mineral-veins-on-mars

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