Humanoid Shape Spotted on Mercury

universetoday.com ^ | September 16, 2013 | by Jason Major on

[BenLurkin]

In yet another instance of the phenomenon known as pareidolia, it’s hard not to see the vaguely human shape in this image of Mercury’s surface, acquired by the MESSENGER spacecraft in July 2011. But what looks like a person with upraised arms (resembling, the team suggests, a certain carbonite-encased space smuggler) is really an ancient block of surface crust that juts from the floor of Mercury’s vast Caloris basin — likely the remnants of harder material predating the basin-forming impact 3.9 billion years ago. The low angle of sunlight from the west helps to highlight the surface shapes.

[DannyTN]

That’s Jimmy Hoffa!!!!

[married21]

Is this where Jabba the Hut put Han Solo?

[dfwgator]

[cuban leaf]

Woman on mars:

[BenLurkin]

It's just a short back home from the surface...

[BenLurkin]

And Judge Crater is right next to him.

[Conan the Librarian]

Could have something to do with the Ambrose Bierce story “ A Vine on a House”

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Vine_on_a_House

[Drew68]

Looks like a flying squirrel.

[Lee'sGhost]

It’s been my experience that this is very common.

[Nifster]

And this cloud looks like a puppy.....

[JoeProBono]

[lee martell]

Just a few weeks ago, there was talk of a Mars Rat as seen from a telescope. Another NothingBurger of a story to stir the deep pot of speculation.

[Mr. K]

funniest line that most people missed in ‘Armegeddon’:

“What’s up Harry...NASA find oil on Uranus?”

[GreenHornet]

To quote the “Finding Bigfoot” team: “That’s a Squatch!”

[Zathras]

Looks like a grilled cheese sandwich /sar

[Abathar]

It is, but it’s also been my experience to never, EVER point that fact out no matter how many beers you’ve had...

[AllAmericanGirl44]

“you’re a monster”

[ßuddaßudd]

And they call this News now days . . . yikes!

[NautiNurse]

[dragonblustar]

Looks like the holes congress shows to us on a regular basis.