This was taken by Spirit rover on Mars:

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/spirit_m1434.html

What is the shiny disc with what appears to be face reminiscent of an ancient culture?



Of course the scale is not given for the image but it is interesting none the less.

6/8/2012 9:19:56 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

6/8/2012 9:54:43 PM

looks like a random circle of mess to me

6/8/2012 10:03:17 PM

if only there were some other explanation for circular shaped features on other planets in space...

6/8/2012 10:04:46 PM

6/8/2012 10:06:41 PM

Strange hollowed out "metronome" looking object



Skull on the lower left


Another coin like disc:


"Cowbell" 1/3 of the way up from the bottom on the right side in the dark patch


I'm not claiming to know what these things are by any means. Just thought they were interesting. There are of course tons on tinfoil hat sites who jump on them.

6/8/2012 10:46:06 PM

this is some geniusboy quality shit

6/8/2012 10:54:03 PM

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"I'm not claiming to know what these things are by any means. Just thought they were interesting. There are of course tons on tinfoil hat sites who jump on them."

Why would this be interesting unless you believe it's something other than rocks and sand?

6/8/2012 11:17:11 PM

Given the wide range of things used as currency by premodern humans, of course we would expect aliens to use the type that ended up favored by classical and modern Europeans.

6/8/2012 11:22:30 PM

they would all converge on circles after inventing the soda machine..

6/9/2012 9:41:10 AM

SAND FOUND ON BEACH


oh wait. this is interesting, but a joke. Smath and Grumpy covered it well.

6/9/2012 10:10:57 AM

I'm interested in the pics, but only because it's like "hey here's pretty detailed pics of the surface of another planet"

6/9/2012 10:12:06 AM

6/9/2012 10:51:56 AM

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"Given the wide range of things used as currency by premodern humans, of course we would expect aliens to use the type that ended up favored by classical and modern Europeans."

yes...and naturally, alien skulls would look exactly like ours!

6/9/2012 11:00:18 AM

duh, god also made aliens in his image.

6/9/2012 11:10:28 AM

So are the tinfoil folks admitting we made it to mars, or is this another NASA hoax like the Moon?

6/9/2012 11:26:57 AM

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"Of course the scale is not given for the image but it is interesting none the less."

Pic taken with the Microscopic Imager camera. It's teensy.

6/9/2012 1:13:16 PM

Mars Needs More Cowbell!!

6/9/2012 1:14:29 PM

what's the exchange rate of Martian Cowbell to USD?

6/9/2012 3:13:28 PM

clearly Scrooge McDuck accidentally dropped it there

6/9/2012 6:24:44 PM

This is a stupid thread.

6/9/2012 7:11:24 PM

Of course, a super advanced alien civilizations would still be using metal coins.....

6/9/2012 8:16:01 PM

anything round = coin. fact.

6/9/2012 8:23:01 PM

The rover has a disc-shaped abrasion tool that grinds into materials in order to examine their components better:

http://athena.cornell.edu/the_mission/ins_rat.html

The picture above is undoubtedly one of these abraded areas, with the central area being from the tip of the bit, and filled with dust.

6/9/2012 8:33:24 PM

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"Of course, a super advanced alien civilizations would still be using metal coins..... "

Why would you assume a Martian civilization would be advanced?

6/9/2012 8:43:09 PM

used condom

6/9/2012 8:47:11 PM

^^Well, they are advanced enough to have money that will last longer than any building or vehicle or any other monument on the planet, right?

6/9/2012 8:59:10 PM

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" yes...and naturally, alien skulls would look exactly like ours! "

Well of course, since aliens populated our planet via genetic engineering of earth's natural species its no wonder that we look like them

6/9/2012 9:07:19 PM

6/9/2012 9:13:23 PM

Is this eyewall41 serious?

Clumsy martian musicians with loose change?

6/9/2012 10:30:09 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6/9/2012 10:35:21 PM