NASA Scientists Perplexed by Mysterious Mars Rock Unlike Anything They've Ever Seen Before [UPDATE]

clevelandleader.com ^ | January 19, 2014 - 6:25pm | Julie Kent on

[BenLurkin]

Lead Mars Exploration rover scientist Steve Squyres describes the rock as looking like a large jelly donut, explaining:

““It looks white around the edge in the middle and there’s a low spot in the center that’s dark red – it looks like a jelly doughnut.” ”

The instruments on NASA's Opportunity rover that are analyzing the rock are sending back to Earth data that is as mysterious as the jelly donut-like rock itself. Squyres says:

“It’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before. It’s very high in sulphur, it’s very high in magnesium, its got twice as much manganese as we’ve ever seen in anything on Mars."

[blueunicorn6]

I tell you, this is no way to sell vacuum cleaners. The dirt is still there in the after picture along with somebody’s half-eaten bagel with cream cheese.

[ETL]

[RginTN]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon...real????

[Foolsgold]

[sten]

the white looks like the underside of the red rock around it. the red could come from a layer of dust.

have they drilled anywhere? what’s it look like 6” down?

[TigersEye]

It’s a Marshroom!

[Cyman]

Looks like wadded up TP with stool.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Lol

[Cyber Liberty]

It’s an old Lucky Strikes pack. See the LS-MFT on the side?

(Maydja look...)

[Cyber Liberty]

Does that come with or without the Earth-shattering “Kaboom!”?

[jetson]

looking at the two pictures it looks as if some of the other small rocks have moved. I think the wind bounced in something maybe off the rover.

[Talisker]

It’s a Marshroom!

Yes, it is. And it obviously grew from the slight pattern that was there before it appeared. NASA knows this - they're just talking right past everyone's lying eyes, and everyone is obediently suspending their disbelief.

Government shills must just marvel at how easily all their crap actually works on people.

[GOPJ]

Mars-hroom...

Good one, Tiger

[TigersEye]

Now if we can locate some Marshallots and Marshmallow eggs
we'll have the makings of an out of this world omelet!

[LachlanMinnesota]

It’s a crumpled pack of Lucky Strikes.

There should be some butts nearby.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Perhaps this originated on the rover. An artifact that has ridden on the rover and finally fell off? Something that was part of the descent apparatus that blew off the shroud? Like the metallic cover to a one of the bolts that has an explosive charge to shear it and release a shroud or cover? The heat might deform it, the cherry center would be the burned residue of the charge?

[TomasUSMC]

KILL IT ....SHOW ‘EM WHO IS BOSS

[TomasUSMC]

I don’t know about this donut on Mars but the GOP is .....”Lost In Space”.

[Bender2]

Re: Mysterious Mars Rock... looks like jelly donut--

I was able to hack into the NASA database... and got a photo following Sol 3540:

Gadzooks, big... you got some splaining to do!

[big'ol_freeper]