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15. Mystery of underground white-light source needs solution

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 02:44 AM

Apr 2014

The top of the white plume seems to taper off into grey-colored gases.
Probably some kind of geothermal activity--altho could be frozen gas rather than thermal.
The mystery lies in the source of the intense white-light illumination.

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NASA photo captures strange bright light coming out of Mars [View all] aggiesal Apr 2014 OP

I remain dubious about E.T. playing flashlight tag with the Mars rover Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #1

Interesting. It does not look fake. Like Pete Townshend, I can't explain. kysrsoze Apr 2014 #2

It will be a reflection or something natural lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #3

reflecting upward like a beam at night? MFM008 Apr 2014 #6

It's not a beam of light.... diverdownjt Apr 2014 #12

.......... diverdownjt Apr 2014 #17

The rover can only move a couple football fiels lengths a day BlueStreak Apr 2014 #31

NASA says the ridge is only 175 yards away William Seger Apr 2014 #64

It looked a lot farther than that, but I guess that is an illusion BlueStreak Apr 2014 #65

Hard to say, NASA could be wrong William Seger Apr 2014 #66

that sounds about right. Worth investigating in any case. yurbud Apr 2014 #37

That's kind of what it looks like to me Warpy Apr 2014 #76

Exactly. ObaMania Apr 2014 #25

It wasn't me, I swear. reflection Apr 2014 #45

... The Houston Chronicle is repeating a story they found on a UFO conspiracy site ... I’ve worked struggle4progress Apr 2014 #4

I'm sure that's what it is. Kablooie Apr 2014 #20

I thought I lost my flashlight...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #5

Calling Richard Hoagland!! defacto7 Apr 2014 #7

As if we don't know Botany Apr 2014 #8

I suspected Marvin. LOL n/t aggiesal Apr 2014 #13

It's time... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #9

Wait a second, let's not be too hasty! randome Apr 2014 #30

debunked by NASA uhnope Apr 2014 #10

Thanks! tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #11

swamp gas...as usual. penultimate Apr 2014 #16

No, no, it's Venus. Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 #80

About NASA search. johnstyle Apr 2014 #14

Mystery of underground white-light source needs solution Okakura Apr 2014 #15

Fracking? L0oniX Apr 2014 #35

nope,Planet Fart. n/t hollysmom Apr 2014 #54

BREAKING: National Guard investigating possible meteorite crash on farm near Grover's Mill, N.J. Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2014 #18

That's probably what inspired Roger Ailes. pacalo Apr 2014 #22

My guess... pacalo Apr 2014 #23

Its Drunk Aliens lighting their farts Tyrs WolfDaemon Apr 2014 #19

Odds are a camera artifact rather than something actually taking place on Mars n/t JHB Apr 2014 #21

Cosmic ray hitting camera detector? Helen Borg Apr 2014 #24

It's already explained. There were two simultaneous photos. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #26

I dunno, Phil may be wrong about this one William Seger Apr 2014 #32

Thanks. The mystery deepens. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #39

Is that true about a 2nd photo being captured the day prior? Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #41

Yes, that's the photo from the day before in my post William Seger Apr 2014 #49

Interesting, thanks. Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #53

Does the resolution seem to differ to you? Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #55

Do you mean differences for the stereo pairs? William Seger Apr 2014 #58

I mean for each pair that was taken over 2 days (so, same camera) Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #59

Thanks. nt bananas Apr 2014 #69

Yeah ok Reter Apr 2014 #50

Get real. Scientists are ready to say "I don't know". You are drawing Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #56

I said NASA scientists, not all scientists Reter Apr 2014 #60

Not a woo, but postulating a wormhole to explain a missing plane. Codeine Apr 2014 #61

That's right Reter Apr 2014 #72

There's no point at which "wormholes and time portals" make more sense than Codeine Apr 2014 #73

Therein lies the problem Reter Apr 2014 #74

Ummm, PIA 404 didn't crash in the ocean. Whole different wreck. Codeine Apr 2014 #77

I apologize Reter Apr 2014 #81

Hell, "maybe" it shrunk down to microscopic size and flew up my ass. arcane1 Apr 2014 #78

"Wormhole/time portal" -- what utter unscientific nonsense for the plane. P.S. Public NASA Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #62

NASA says ""...which MIGHT BE due to ..." William Seger Apr 2014 #63

Looks like a smear. Must be smearmaster Glenn Greenwald. MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #27

campfire. nt Snotcicles Apr 2014 #28

Do they have deer on Mars? Baitball Blogger Apr 2014 #29

Yes. Reindeer. Flying reindeer. Android3.14 Apr 2014 #38

In blu-ray? And Pia Zadora was in it? bananas Apr 2014 #68

It would take months to cover that distance. rehabanderson Apr 2014 #33

You knew this was going to happen eventually... L0oniX Apr 2014 #34

Ooh! The Martians are having a spotlight sale! tclambert Apr 2014 #36

It's Koch industries. tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #40

Beautiful mountain range. toby jo Apr 2014 #42

Desmond Hume lit up the hatch! (nt) Ino Apr 2014 #43

Cosmic ray hits camera pixels jpak Apr 2014 #44

see post 32 nt magical thyme Apr 2014 #46

Rover! Bed time! Come here, boy /nt dickthegrouch Apr 2014 #47

Montgomery Burns GreatCaesarsGhost Apr 2014 #48

Well, it least he was bringiing us peace N/T Throckmorton Apr 2014 #57

Lights are on, somebody is home. Historic NY Apr 2014 #51

Here is a new high-resolution picture of the light source. kwassa Apr 2014 #52

It's the return of Jesus!! Kablooie Apr 2014 #67

Those are obviously frozen sand dunes nikto Apr 2014 #70

My God, it's full of stars! Sancho Apr 2014 #71

from "The War of the Worlds..." brooklynite Apr 2014 #75

Sunlight reflecting off of a dust devil made up of ice crystals? chknltl Apr 2014 #79