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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on January 23, 2008, 05:30:53 PM
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You've got to love it when the alien fanatics see an odd shape and decide that it is ET.
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An image of a mysterious shape on the surface of Mars, taken by Nasa spacecraft Spirit, has reignited the debate about life on the Red Planet.
A magnified version of the picture, posted on the internet, appears to some to show what resembles a human form among a crop of rocks.
While some bloggers have dismissed the image as a trick of light, others say it is evidence of an alien presence.
Perspective
When the robotic rover set down on 24 January 2004, its images disappointed space-watchers hoping for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Now they appear convinced that this image provides the evidence they have been trawling Nasa's photo files for.
The blown-up image seems to resemble a figure striding among the Martian rocks.
The internet has been abuzz with postings offering theories.
One said it was a garden gnome, another that it was the Virgin Mary.
Hmmm, Nick have you ever had gnomes in your garden that 'magically' disappeared? rubschin:
A third suggested Bigfoot, the hairy bipedal mountain beast that appears in various guises in a number of legends around the world.
But the consensus seemed to be that it bore a striking resemblance to the Little Mermaid statue in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
Poster "Madurobob" said it was a statue "obviously built by an ancient civilisation that later departed Mars and settled Denmark".
Badastronomy.com tried to apply some perspective: "A man? It's a tiny rock only a few inches high. It's only a few feet from the rover!"
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My money's on Photoshop.
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Are you suggesting that NASA would photoshop their images Snoop? whistle:
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Are you suggesting that NASA would photoshop their images Snoop? whistle:
Well I would certainly lay money on the colours not being original.
Far too much "Boys Own Paper" mock up of "The Red Planet" to be credible.
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Are you suggesting that NASA would photoshop their images Snoop? whistle:
Not NASA but someone working for them might.
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It's my cousin Nigel. He went there on holiday
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Gone to the family home for his holiday then Nick whistle:
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Could be Elvis tracking Shergar........
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All in context here:
Teeny little Bigfoot on Mars (http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001305/)
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Cheers Unc, I did feel for the writer, the last 3 sentences were quite moving.