Strange object found on Mars[Warning:Large Images]

CNews ^ | 22 Dec 2007 | CNews

[BGHater]

Alexander Novgorodov, the reader of the portal R&D.CNews from Moscow Region, has pointed to an object of unusual morphology found on Mars images made by the spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

On the images taken from the orbit an unusual mountain formation is depicted, which seems to have resulted from weathering (erosion) and is located amid the frozen ocean. The given formation drop-like shape (in section), its evidently erosion origin and the unusual structure at the base, which might be conventionally called a 'door' for its physical resemblance, are of interest.

The object unusual form and the presence of a 'door' do not mean the mountain formation is of artificial origin. The mentioned peculiarities are of primary interest because of their morphology.

The other images sent by our reader depict another formation of unusual shape resembling a pyramid with a regular polygon at the base.

[BGHater]

CNews article date is a typo. Anyway, these photos like these are always a great thread.

Unusual mountain formation on Mars. NASA image

Unusual mountain formation on Mars. NASA image

The door-like structure at the base of the mountain formation. NASA image

An object resembling a pyramid with a regular polygon at the base. NASA image

An object resembling a pyramid with a regular polygon at the base. NASA image

Could be a shadow.

BTW, this is the Arabia Terra of Mars.

http://hirise-pds.lpl.arizona.edu/PDS/EXTRAS/RDR/PSP/ORB_002000_002099/PSP_002047_1890/PSP_002047_1890_RED.abrowse.jpg

Original photo. Follow the 'D' down from the top[From word RED], about 4/9 the way down, slightly to the right of the D.

[Bruinator]

Looks like a nice photoshop job.

[theDentist]

Let's all look at the Martian Submarine
Martian Submarine
Martian Submarine!

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Looks like the conning tower of a submarine surfaced in ice.

[js1138]

Just a misplaced monolith.

[P8riot]

New Chinese submarine surfaces on Mars

[evets]

[stm]

Marvin's vacation home?

[navyguy]

That’s Dennis Kucinich’s front door.

[weegee]

That’s Mars? It looks like the fissures of Uranus.

[AppyPappy]

Shopped

[P8riot]

Looks like a lot of us had the same idea LOL!

[r9etb]

A break in a basalt columns would cause this sort of effect.

[DBrow]

That’s where the Ringworld Engineers enter the maintenance shop, I read the book.

[P8riot]

so what else do I have back there?

[SIDENET]

Can someone photoshop a smile on to this?

[Lurking in Kansas]

The first one, a Martian Titanic?

The one with the ‘door’; that’s where the spaceships that come to Earth at night are based.

[Steely Tom]

I don’t know about the “strange object” detail you reference, but the jpeg image at the URL you give shows unmistakeble evidence of erosion on the outcroppings shown “below” (in the screen sense) the object. Look at (in “high res” mode) the outcroppings below the horizontal center-line of the image.

[weegee]

The pyramid appears to be a divot. The eye cannot discern something that goes in or out easily.

Hold a halloween mask up and look at the inside, it’ll look like a 3-D representation pointing OUT.

[CASchack]

It looks like a shadow from something sticking up at the bottom....not too compelling to me.