open768 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) Hello, there is an intriguing spiral structure seen Mars Curiosity rover - it looks like an ammonite. original image:http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00551/mcam/0551MR2233051000E1_DXXX.jpg could this be what it seems? for more information please see also: http://www.mars-tourist-guide.co.uk/curiosity/detail.html?s=551&i=MAST_RIGHT&p=0551MR2233051000E1_DXXX Edited April 12, 2014 by open768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 It does show, roughly, some of the gross features we see on ammonites. I eagerly await the discovery of extra-terrestrial life, but it will take more than a suggestive shape in a photograph. 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 This one pegs the Bunk-O-Meter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 and a brick in the foreground! Im surprised no one has said that yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 It does seem to be contrasted from the rest of the background actually, increasing the chance that it might be a fossil of something, or at least a xenolith. There are four possibilities: 1. The object is a piece of rock stuck on another rock. 2. The object is a fossil organism which happened to resemble an ammonite through convergent evolution. 3. The picture was not actually taken by Curiosity, and either the OP or someone else staged this picture in a desert or another Mars-like environment. 4. The whole Curiosity project is a hoax by NASA, and this picture is a dead giveaway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 In all seriousness, I think Mars could have supported life. I think we have already found evidence that life could have existed on Mars. With what we know about meteorites from Mars reaching Earth, it is very likely that if life existed on one planet it could have spread to the other via impact debris. (An amazingly unlikely event becomes a likely event in deep time ) So I think eventually we will find a fossil of some sort on Mars. It may just be a chemical signal of past life, or a microfossil, or this could be it. But I also think we will find false alarms at a rate of about 10000 to 1, so I remain skeptical for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Well said, Scylla. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm still amazed we can get such sharp pictures back from a planet millions of miles away! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm still amazed we can get such sharp pictures back from a planet millions of miles away! But we can't get clear pictures from 6 inches away in the ID section! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 It does show, roughly, some of the gross features we see on ammonites. I eagerly await the discovery of extra-terrestrial life, but it will take more than a suggestive shape in a photograph. well said Auspex lets not be too eager to accept or deny, that is all too convenient, a long sound look at all aspects is required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 But we can't get clear pictures from 6 inches away in the ID section! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 for a first post .. it was .... mmmmmm ..... expendable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 But we can't get clear pictures from 6 inches away in the ID section! bahahahaha, that is funny. I was thinking that we can't get a clear picture or video of sasquatch or loch ness but super sharp pics from mars. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 This just in: LINK After reading it, I am struck by the implication that the Martian climate might not have been stable enough to be conducive to the evolution of complex life; such takes time. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 But we can't get clear pictures from 6 inches away in the ID section! <Mrs. Krabappel> HA! </Mrs. Krabappel> -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The powdery stuff everywhere looks a lot like ground cinnamon. Astronauts would have to wear space suits just to prevent the cinnamon challenge.... Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just because this is a Mars thread..... Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just because this is a Mars thread..... Sol580_pano4_acc_C_E_UMSF.jpg Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open768 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks for the feedback - good to see such a difference of opinions. Now who can influence NASA to take a closer look? or are they doing so allready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'm sure they're looking closely. Imagine who would want to be a NASA scientist. Imagine why they are there. Now I can't imagine they would ignore a clue to life. Unless it falls into the "too good to be true" category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks for the feedback - good to see such a difference of opinions. Now who can influence NASA to take a closer look? or are they doing so allready? It is why they are there, and it cannot have escaped their notice. Pretty sure it would make the news if they thought they had something. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 It is why they are there, and it cannot have escaped their notice. Pretty sure it would make the news if they thought they had something. If they really -- and I mean really -- found something, I'd think they'd totally embargo the images until they decided how to proceed with an announcement. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The more I look at that picture the less it looks like an ammonite. To me it looks more squarish than circlular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) bahahahaha, that is funny. I was thinking that we can't get a clear picture or video of sasquatch or loch ness but super sharp pics from mars. WE did pay for the best in camera equipment Could be a reeeaaallly long telephoto lens. Edited April 16, 2014 by Herb "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarqusandDad Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) ok so I edited the pic a bit take a look, is that a brac on the right? Edited April 18, 2014 by MarqusandDad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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