Interesting Martian rock photographed by Spirit Rover

[Smersh]

<p>&nbsp; <br /> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/1/4/31e524ed-33fc-44e9-a4b3-b9c3ca48f20a.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>Unfortunately, I was unable to copy / paste the above image to make it larger, so had to save it to space.com. If anyone else here is able to make it larger and clearer I'd be grateful. It was taken with Spirit's panoramic camera on Sol 527.</p><p>It's the odd-looking object in the centre of the picture, that's shaped like a monkey wrench. Is it a rock, or something that fell off the rover perhaps?&nbsp; </p><p>The original image in the NASA archive is <strong>here.</strong></p><p>(The object in question is just below right centre in the original NASA image.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <h1 style="margin:0pt;font-size:12px">----------------------------------------------------- </h1><p><font color="#800000"><em>Lady Nancy Astor: "Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea."<br />Churchill: "Nancy, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."</em></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Website / forums </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[3488]

<p><strong><font size="2">Hi Smersh,</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">It is strange, I agree. Under closer examination, I think its three rocks. The wrench part looks like two small identical pieces side by side, & the 'handle' just looks like a very eroded thin piece.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">I've had a go below @ enlarging said rock(s).</font></strong><br /> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/13/15/9dcd8586-e939-4dd0-af47-fe65c2429c14.Medium.jpg" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2"><strong>Andrew Brown. </strong></font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[Smersh]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Hi Smersh,It is strange, I agree. Under closer examination, I think its three rocks. The wrench part looks like two small identical pieces side by side, & the 'handle' just looks like a very eroded thin piece.I've had a go below @ enlarging said rock(s). &nbsp;Andrew Brown. <br /> Posted by 3488</DIV></p><p>Thanks for the enhancement Andrew. The black dot that looks like an eye or a small hole is odd as well, isn't it?&nbsp; </p><p>It could be three rocks that look like one from the angle we're viewing it I guess.&nbsp; </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <h1 style="margin:0pt;font-size:12px">----------------------------------------------------- </h1><p><font color="#800000"><em>Lady Nancy Astor: "Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea."<br />Churchill: "Nancy, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."</em></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Website / forums </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[abq_farside]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thanks for the enhancement Andrew. The black dot that looks like an eye or a small hole is odd as well, isn't it?&nbsp; It could be three rocks that look like one from the angle we're viewing it I guess.&nbsp; <br />Posted by Smersh</DIV><br /><br />Thought it was a crab at first myself <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><em><font size="1" color="#000080">Don't let who you are keep you from becoming who you want to be!</font></em></p> </div>

 

[michaelmozina]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thought it was a crab at first myself &nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Posted by abq_farside</DIV></p><p>Same here.&nbsp; It even made me hungry. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> It seems to be a natural consequence of our points of view to assume that the whole of space is filled with electrons and flying electric ions of all kinds. - Kristian Birkeland </div>

 

[weeman]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Same here.&nbsp; It even made me hungry. <br />Posted by michaelmozina</DIV><br /><br />Agreed. Although it looks more like an eel to me. Now I'm hungry for Unagi <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[centsworth_II]

<p><font color="#333399"><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp; ...the odd-looking object in the centre of the picture, that's shaped like a monkey wrench. Is it a rock, or something that fell off the rover perhaps?<br /> Posted by Smersh</DIV><br /></font>Looks like the rover lost its sock puppet.</p><p><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/14/f9851733-48c2-4e90-9e62-2d7753f1113b.Medium.jpg" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Mee_n_Mac]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;&nbsp;It's the odd-looking object in the centre of the picture, that's shaped like a monkey wrench. Is it a rock, or something that fell off the rover perhaps?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />Posted by <strong>Smersh</strong></DIV><br /><br />I think weeman is correct.&nbsp; It's this guys eel-buddy !&nbsp;&nbsp; ..... or lunch perhaps ?</p><p><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/4/066680a6-270a-4589-b483-9be570c2fe40.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask not what your Forum Software can do do on you,</font></p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask it to, please for the love of all that's Holy, <strong>STOP</strong> !</font></p> </div>

 

[michaelmozina]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I think weeman is correct.&nbsp; It's this guys eel-buddy !&nbsp;&nbsp; ..... or lunch perhaps ? <br /> Posted by Mee_n_Mac</DIV></p><p>So this is what it's going to come to if we are someday stranded on Mars eh? &nbsp; LOL!&nbsp;&nbsp; I hope someone at least brought some salt. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> It seems to be a natural consequence of our points of view to assume that the whole of space is filled with electrons and flying electric ions of all kinds. - Kristian Birkeland </div>