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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?

1 posted on 06/09/2008 9:22:15 AM PDT by BubbaBasher
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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!)
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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.)
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4 posted on 06/09/2008 9:26:07 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Save the Earth! Kill a tree.)
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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.)
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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
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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.)
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11 posted on 06/09/2008 9:40:50 AM PDT by js1138
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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?)
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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.)
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the monolith


15 posted on 06/09/2008 9:53:08 AM PDT by Ikemeister
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17 posted on 06/09/2008 9:53:25 AM PDT by Leisler
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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!")
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Sheesh will someone just go clean up the set. We all know this is really taking place in some warehouse and not on Mars.


21 posted on 06/09/2008 10:08:18 AM PDT by driftdiver
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"It's 'Sam the Eagle' from The Muppets!"
- Ken Keasey
23 posted on 06/09/2008 10:15:53 AM PDT by Sicon
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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!)
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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)
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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)
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28 posted on 06/09/2008 10:27:28 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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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.)
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30 posted on 06/09/2008 10:29:39 AM PDT by evets (beer)
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