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trusty elf

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Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 11:02 AM

Jan 2014

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Mystery Rock 'Appears' in Front of Mars Rover [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jan 2014 OP

LOLOL!!!! greytdemocrat Jan 2014 #1

That's a bioraptor nest Dash87 Jan 2014 #2

Yep shenmue Jan 2014 #5

A rock or cosmic poop? Rex Jan 2014 #3

I first thought it was Ichingcarpenter Jan 2014 #6

This guy has a rendering of what he thinks it is Rex Jan 2014 #10

Gorginak! Gorginak! Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #4

Obviously it's a gift from Martians TlalocW Jan 2014 #7

Winner! TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #31

Okay, I'm ready for some serious theories about what that might be theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #8

Looks like a gap has formed to me. dawg Jan 2014 #9

There are definitely matching marks before and after... HereSince1628 Jan 2014 #16

Yes, that's along the lines of what I was thinking theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #18

Shadow play? theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #22

The sun angle has changed and the shadows are larger and more distinct in the right photo FarCenter Jan 2014 #17

Well, we could go with what the scientists think jeff47 Jan 2014 #24

Wait until Rover can flip it over . . . ConcernedCanuk Jan 2014 #11

........... trusty elf Jan 2014 #12

Raw Photo Data from JPL nasa link Ichingcarpenter Jan 2014 #13

Those rock creatures from apollo 18 have moved Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #14

I made the mistake of trying to watch that movie once Baclava Jan 2014 #25

Lol it was bad I couldn't believe that got made Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #27

No, it was too bad for even MST3000. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #37

It's a mushroom. Don't eat Martian mushrooms. hunter Jan 2014 #15

Maybe the Rover has glaucoma in one eye. randome Jan 2014 #19

From Discovery News... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #20

TiddlyWinks kristopher Jan 2014 #29

I like this ^ yesphan Jan 2014 #32

Some possible explanations... SidDithers Jan 2014 #21

Just a different angle... kentuck Jan 2014 #23

The picture he showed last night was color and the rock is white. Kablooie Jan 2014 #26

Alien guy knows. longship Jan 2014 #28

Wind perhaps. yesphan Jan 2014 #30

are you kidding, those embedded rocks in the background are CLEARLY paving stones. yodermon Jan 2014 #33

I think it might be just a different angle of light casting shadows librechik Jan 2014 #34

Could be some type of frost? sylvanus Jan 2014 #35

Martian poop? liberal N proud Jan 2014 #36

Litter? GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #38