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Something on Mars?

Post by Atheist-Lite » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:10 am

http://www.universetoday.com/97774/curi ... n-surface/

Curiosity Finds…SOMETHING…on Martian Surface

While scooping its first samples of Martian soil, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured the image above, which shows what seems to be a small, seemingly metallic sliver or chip of… something… resting on the ground. Is it a piece of the rover? Or some other discarded fleck of the MSL descent mechanisms? Or perhaps an exotic Martian pebble of some sort? Nobody knows for sure yet, but needless to say the soil samples have taken a back seat to this new finding for the time being.

Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/97774/curi ... z28md2i2vM

(Looks like there is something on Mars....) :smoke:
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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by FBM » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:50 am

Ah...very interesting. :eddy: Will be watching for developments...
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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by Rum » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:55 am

Clearly it is evidence of office workers dropping paper clips..on...Mars.. :what:

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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by JimC » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:56 am

A piece of foil from an opened packet of alien probes, of course...
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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by Svartalf » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:05 am

Likelihood the artifact dropped from Curiosity itself or one of OUR probes?
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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by FBM » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:11 am

Svartalf wrote:Likelihood the artifact dropped from Curiosity itself or one of OUR probes?
NASA director: "You see? This is why we can't have anything nice!"
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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by devogue » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:57 am

Oh please let it be a crucifix... :{D

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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:02 am

devogue wrote:Oh please let it be a crucifix... :{D
And then Curiosity dies, but reboots again after three days, thus proving itself to be our robot saviour.

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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by klr » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:03 am

FBM wrote:
Svartalf wrote:Likelihood the artifact dropped from Curiosity itself or one of OUR probes?
NASA director: "You see? This is why we can't have anything nice!"
Sloppy American workmanship. :hehe:
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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by devogue » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:06 am

klr wrote:
FBM wrote:
Svartalf wrote:Likelihood the artifact dropped from Curiosity itself or one of OUR probes?
NASA director: "You see? This is why we can't have anything nice!"
Sloppy American workmanship. :hehe:
Exactly! You wouldn't have got that if Toyota built it.

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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by klr » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:09 am

devogue wrote:
klr wrote:
FBM wrote:
Svartalf wrote:Likelihood the artifact dropped from Curiosity itself or one of OUR probes?
NASA director: "You see? This is why we can't have anything nice!"
Sloppy American workmanship. :hehe:
Exactly! You wouldn't have got that if Toyota built it.
:lol:

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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by devogue » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:11 am

klr wrote:
devogue wrote:
klr wrote:
FBM wrote:
Svartalf wrote:Likelihood the artifact dropped from Curiosity itself or one of OUR probes?
NASA director: "You see? This is why we can't have anything nice!"
Sloppy American workmanship. :hehe:
Exactly! You wouldn't have got that if Toyota built it.
:lol:

... the sad thing is, that used to be true. Bring back hara-kiri I say. That'll make Japanese managers think twice before letting standards slip.
Yes, and Curiosity would have a coffee holder as standard as well.

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Re: Something on Mars?

Post by devogue » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:14 am

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