NASA Says A Thigh Bone Was Not Found on Mars

[n2doc]

An image from the Curiosity rover that some people thought showed a “thigh bone” on Mars is just a photo of a weathered rock, according to NASA. The photo shows the dirt-covered surface of Mars littered with bits of rock, one of which is elongated in a shape similar to a leg bone.


The image was first picked up on a UFO blog, Space.com reports, purporting to show evidence of past alien life on the planet. The claim got so much attention that NASA released the photo with an official explanation — saying the object did look like a thigh bone, but it most definitely is not.

“No bones about it! Seen by Mars rover Curiosity using its MastCam, this Mars rock may look like a femur thigh bone,” the site reads. “Mission science team members think its shape is likely sculpted by erosion, either wind or water.”

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[shraby]

1. It sure doesn't match the rocks around it. They are shapeless and a different

color.

[DetlefK]

8. Except for the half-covered rock to the left.

[4now]

2. Science spoils all the fun again.

Just kidding. Nobody really believed this did they?

[Warpy]

3. That thing looks like a femur only if you cheated and slept through anatomy & phyiology

It looks nothing like any bone I've ever seen.

It is an interesting rock. Too bad Curiosity can't pack it up and send it back here for analysis.

[Kalidurga]

4. That is what I was thinking

Maybe aliens have differen socket joints?

[Warpy]

5. No, it's a rock

but several of those rocks look damned interesting.

[Kalidurga]

6. Yeah I know it's a rock

the ball and socket thingy is all wrong for just about any earth species.

[defacto7]

7. Looks like Italy to me...

with a hat. Maybe they found Italy! And there's a Koala to the right and just below that some dog tags.... Hey, it's a regular flea market!

[Javaman]

9. They found Pasta Fazool On Mars! nt

[flying rabbit]

10. Paging

Doctor Hoagland!