One of the very first images that Phoenix sent back was of the Martian plain.
In this image there is a very strange object near the horizon and just to the right of center. It is white, narrow, vertical, and appears to be reflecting light. I've seen no discussion of this object on any of the Phoenix sites. Click here to view a high resolution version of this photo. Any intelligent speculation as to what it might be?
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To: BubbaBasher
Either the heat shield, or a metallic part of the parachute system. Both landed relatively near Phoenix.
2 posted on
06/09/2008 9:24:45 AM PDT by
Crazieman
(Vote Juan McAmnesty in 2008! Because freedom abroad is more important than freedom at home!)
To: BubbaBasher
That is odd. Looks like a small pole atop a bigger pole. Then again, when you save to your computer and really zoom in it looks like a light refraction.
3 posted on
06/09/2008 9:26:05 AM PDT by
scan59
(Markets regulate better than government can.)
To: BubbaBasher
4 posted on
06/09/2008 9:26:07 AM PDT by
VeniVidiVici
(Save the Earth! Kill a tree.)
To: BubbaBasher
The first Martian - and he’s white!
6 posted on
06/09/2008 9:28:34 AM PDT by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: BubbaBasher
It looks like either saturated, or dead (stuck) pixels.
Sometimes a bright light can saturate several pixels in a row, making a straight line. It’s common enough that nobody would remark on it.
9 posted on
06/09/2008 9:35:04 AM PDT by
DBrow
To: BubbaBasher
It looks like the space where I parked my car at the last Pats game I attended. And distance seems spot on!
10 posted on
06/09/2008 9:35:33 AM PDT by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: BubbaBasher
11 posted on
06/09/2008 9:40:50 AM PDT by
js1138
To: BubbaBasher
Puny Earthlings:
What you see is the tip of a Martian Interplanetary Ballistic Missile (IPBM)!
Those “mounds” you see are more missile silos.
Cease your aggression, or we will destroy your planet.
Cordially, John Carter
32nd Degree Mason, Barsoon, Mars
12 posted on
06/09/2008 9:43:22 AM PDT by
tumblindice
(Warlike? Moi?)
To: BubbaBasher
It’s obviously a survey stake. KB Homes is starting a development there. And despite all that room they will still place the houses 10 feet apart.
Seriously though, it is easy for CCDs and APSs to get a row saturated, If that’s the case it can cause a line in the image. Those electrons got stuck.
13 posted on
06/09/2008 9:46:43 AM PDT by
CougarGA7
(Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
To: BubbaBasher
To: BubbaBasher
17 posted on
06/09/2008 9:53:25 AM PDT by
Leisler
To: BubbaBasher
Just the landing skid marks from John Carter’s one-man flyer.
19 posted on
06/09/2008 9:57:45 AM PDT by
Redleg Duke
("All gave some, and some gave all!")
To: BubbaBasher
Sheesh will someone just go clean up the set. We all know this is really taking place in some warehouse and not on Mars.
To: BubbaBasher
"It's 'Sam the Eagle' from The Muppets!"
- Ken Keasey
23 posted on
06/09/2008 10:15:53 AM PDT by
Sicon
To: BubbaBasher
Could be a speck on the lens.
25 posted on
06/09/2008 10:18:16 AM PDT by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President!)
To: BubbaBasher
26 posted on
06/09/2008 10:22:12 AM PDT by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"--Ronald Reagan)
To: BubbaBasher
A Martian shrine to Dick Morris?
27 posted on
06/09/2008 10:24:44 AM PDT by
Petronski
(Scripture & Tradition must be accepted & honored w/equal sentiments of devotion & reverence. CCC 82)
To: BubbaBasher
To: BubbaBasher
Interesting. Wish they could adjust focus for the horizon. The focusing seems to be for close up views.
29 posted on
06/09/2008 10:27:48 AM PDT by
commonguymd
(Freedom and individual liberty is for everyone, including the odd and weird people like you.)
To: BubbaBasher
30 posted on
06/09/2008 10:29:39 AM PDT by
evets
(beer)
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