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To: Momaw Nadon
Most likely a speck of dust in the air. But it's great for the tinfoil industry.
5 posted on 02/08/2004 10:31:38 AM PST by thoughtomator ("What do I know? I'm just the President." - George W. Bush, Superbowl XXXVIII halftime statement)
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To: thoughtomator
It is a bit interesting that

YOUR dust mote

has the right saucer shape with a standard proportioned bulge on top.
8 posted on 02/08/2004 10:47:36 AM PST by Quix (Choose this day whom U will serve: Shrillery & demonic goons or The King of Kings and Lord of Lords)
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To: thoughtomator
Most likely a speck of dust in the air.

I would doubt that is the explanation.

17 posted on 02/08/2004 11:10:20 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: thoughtomator
Most likely a speck of dust in the air.

It appears to be too geometric to be dust. And it appears to be a good distance from the camera.

24 posted on 02/08/2004 11:16:59 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: thoughtomator
Makes sense. 2D photos have no depth so distance is hard to derive.
110 posted on 02/08/2004 3:59:17 PM PST by Bogey78O (Why are we even having this debate?)
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To: thoughtomator
Most likely a speck of dust in the air. But it's great for the tinfoil industry.

Any speck of dust capable of being supported by Martian air for a long enough time to take an unblurred shot would have to be mighty tiny. As far as it being a speck of dust on the lens, it should then show up in previous or succeeding shots.
123 posted on 02/09/2004 7:06:59 AM PST by aruanan
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