"STRUCTURAL SUPPORT" by MarsX3D

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Written by David Gannett

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“STRUCTURAL SUPPORT” by MarsX3D

Curiosity Sol 1106 M-100 NW PDS by Neville Thompson

Link: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/195511/snapshots/623417

What caught my eye initially in today’s Context View was the perfect block. But when I zoomed in to examine the area, I was delighted to discover a LOT more going on!

Normally I place Locator Dots to indicate other anomalies within the image being presented. But today’s Detail View is an exception, because virtually EVERYTHING in the image is an anomaly. Starting with the main item, we see what seems to be a scissors-sided, square-framed anomaly whose left side curls up one the left end rather like the front of a toboggan. A plate crosses the middle and several indeterminate structures jut up at a right angles into the air.

Just behind the “toboggan” lie kind of a chest-like block and then the perfect block in the background. But take a minute to examine the smaller items surrounding this panoply. On the right edge, I’m intrigued by the shaped piece with a perfect hole through it. All the others pieces seem mechanical or structural in nature.

There’s too much here to simply sweep it all under the rug of purposeful ignorance.

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“SO, HOW DO I VIEW X3D STEREO?” 

Simple! While viewing the stereo pair at a comfortable distance, gently cross your eyes (no eye-strain) until you perceive three images all the same width. The one in the center is in 3D. Just relax into it and your eyes will automatically bring it into focus. Once you have it, you will never forget how to do it. Kinda like riding a bicycle…

For another, more detailed method of viewing X3D stereo, click HERE.

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