Intriguing Sol 952 Mastcam Image

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9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #1022 by Todd

Intriguing Sol 952 Mastcam Image was created by Todd

I don't really know how to describe what I'm seeing in this image, I'll just say based on my initial observation and reaction this image could be one of the most important yet. It is fairly clear and has anomalies in the foreground and the background, a lot of them, really. I'll just point out that what confuses me the most are what appear to be colorful transparent objects in the background. Could we be looking at still active holograms or something? This image is not quite as noisy as others I've seen. Take a look at it, but be warned, it's distracting.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0952ML0041930030403448E01_DXXX&s=952
mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00952/mcam/0952ML0041930030403448E01_DXXX.jpg

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9 years 7 months ago #1088 by Will Farrar

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Some of the things look just like headstones from here on earth! Strange indeed Todd! Thanks for posting!

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9 years 7 months ago #1119 by Todd

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The large one in front looks like the head of a Chinese dragon or Godzilla or something. :cheer:

Do you see the blue transparent pyramid in the background? :huh:

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9 years 7 months ago #1120 by Dawn

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That's too weird, Todd. I enlarged that last one and am confused on a couple of issues. The objects that are shaped like tombstones have shadows that are different than the shadow of the large rock they are next to. So, are these object opaque, maybe, or have they been "smudged" maybe? Very odd things in these new images, thanks!

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9 years 7 months ago #1123 by Todd

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I see what you are saying, it's a fairly high sun angle so the shadows are pretty short. I think the one "tombstone" behind the larger object is just far enough away so its shadow falls on the ground in between.

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8 years 7 months ago #4845 by Todd

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Here's a version processed from the pds raw .img file with an enlargement below.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Original raw browse jpg:
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0952ML0041930030403448E01_DXXX&s=952

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