Opportunity Spots Curious Object On Mars

space.com ^ | 13 january 2005 | Leonard David

[Crazieman]

Rocks can tell you a lot!

Seriously. I hate these stupid luddite style comments.

[SeamusVA]

[Arrowhead1952]

It's Algore's Social Security trust fund lock box after those EEEEVVVVIILLLL republicans had it launched into space.

[Darksheare]

What if it hatches?

*chuckle*

[Red Badger]

Look for pods........

[Keith]

Clinton's prostate....

[chemicalman]

Space junk makes it to Mars.

[Darksheare]

LOL!

I didn't save the image from the horrid 70's remake of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers.

[Bacon Man]

Now, a tossed beer can would really be interesting.

Import or domestic?

[pigsmith]

Just needs a couple GoldenArches in the background...

[PAR35]

Did they ever figure out what was cleaning the rover?

Your terminology is offensive and politically incorrect. After you have sufficient diversity re-education, you will refer to them as 'who' rather than 'what'. Report to the training center on Saturn next Tuesday for your training.

[Blowtorch]

LOL! That picture is out of this world!

[Red Badger]

I really liked that version.....and the 50's version, too. they need to make a sequel.......

[Darksheare]

I liked it for the pointing fingers and high pitched shriek the Pod People would make.
;-)


And now I'm envisioning a Geico commercial featuring Opportunity, the rock, and some alien vehicle.

[Vaquero]

its Haliburton again!

[My2Cents]

Domestic, of course! (USA! USA! USA!...)

[SeamusVA]

[GOP_1900AD]

Or they lucked out and found one that just fell.

[dljordan]

I was wondering how it could just be sitting out in the open and not buried upteen feet underground. Erosion works for me.

[MineralMan]

"I was wondering how it could just be sitting out in the open and not buried upteen feet underground. Erosion works for me."

Well, judging from the ripples on the surface and the higher ripple right at the rear of the thing, it's clear that it's wind erosion. This thing could have been there for many millions of years, and emerged from a few more millions of years of wind erosion.

I'm sure we'll hear more about it. I'm sure glad the Rovers are still operating.