Is it a human-like statue, a woman from Mars or just a trick of Mars sunlight and shadows on the outcroppings? You decide. Here is your first look at an image spotted in a recent NASA photo from the Red Planet sent by the Spirit Rover.
And they say only amateur UFO enthusiasts take blurry pictures of the unknown!
Indiana Jim says
Saw this before in my emailz. There MUST be life on Mars! Look at all the VEGETATION OUT IN THE DISTANCE!
I mean, people buy this picture? From NASA, eh? where’s the NASA claim on the photos, hmmm? Right. Nice try. Oh, look at the atmosphere with the overcast clouds… oh wait… NO ATMOSPHERE ON MARS!
Holy crap.
Sam says
Com’on Jim. Where’s your spirit of adventure and exploration? 🙂 😉
Forcemaster2000 says
Come on Jim! There is an atmosphere on Mars, it’s just thin…and yes, there are clouds on Mars, don’t you know anything about the red planet?
My personal belief is that it’s a statue, and I’m hoping that NASA is going to send the rover that way to check it out!
Stoffern says
You should read up on the planet before comenting like that, Indiana Jim. Mars DOES have a very thin atmosphere, just enough to color the atmosphere. This from the planets Wikipedia entry:
“The atmosphere on Mars consists of 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and contains traces of oxygen and water.[1] The atmosphere is quite dusty, containing particulates about 1.5 µm in diameter which give the Martian sky a tawny color when seen from the surface.”
As for the figure itself, I have no doubt it’s complete bollocks. Just a trick of light and shadows.
Matthew F says
Unfortunately the little guy would only be 4 inches tall, so I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t qualify as intelligent, anyway.
Mark in St. Louis says
Tee’s only 4 inches tall?
tim and darcy low says
So that’s what you guys did with Tee Morris. Well at least he is out of the closet. ( Winging it reference.)
Tim
RapidEye says
Since it is only a couple of inches tall, perhaps it should be called “Little Foot” instead! =-)
BTW – Jim, Mars does have clouds and weather. Just not what you are used too. In a decent amateur scope you can see clouds, hazing, and even the occational dust storms when they get big enough. I know I’ve seen that level of detail (and more) in my 10″ F/5 Reflector – no problem.
Deven Science says
It’s just rocks and/or shadows, I’m sure, but it’s interesting. To even see it as well as we can, those cameras must have an extreme pixel count. The original shot looks like it’s a kilometer or two away!
Kurt says
There’s an awesome writeup about this at the Planetary Society’s blog:
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001305/
Kurt in Saint George says
“It’s just rocks and/or shadows…”
No way man, it’s Bigfoot. Sasquatch is on Mars.