Strange Object in Curiosity Sol 632 Image

8 years 2 weeks ago #4541 by Todd

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This image was taken by the Curiosity Rover's left mastcam on Sol 632. An exotic looking object appears attached to the protruding broken crustal layers. The image below was processed from the pds raw .img file.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS raw browse jpg:
mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=0632ML0026170210302584E01_DXXX&s=632

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8 years 2 weeks ago #4544 by ??

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Okay, but this is what caught my attention. What natural process makes flat square rocks and elevates them?

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8 years 2 weeks ago #4546 by Todd

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The whole surface area appears like it was once affected by tectonic activity. The elevation may be due to materials which have eroded and moved beneath the slab.

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8 years 2 weeks ago #4547 by ??

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Thank you. Now, what made it square?

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8 years 2 weeks ago #4551 by Todd

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I would need a second image from a slightly different perspective to confirm how square the object actually is, unfortunately one doesn't seem to exist. It does appear to have somewhat broken uneven layered edges, so without a second image, I would say offhand the cause is a combination of tectonic activity and random chance.

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8 years 2 weeks ago #4567 by Todd

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The slabs do look like concrete or sedimentary materials, so who knows, maybe they were once paved and what we're looking at is a broken piece of "walkway" or road.

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8 years 2 weeks ago - 8 years 2 weeks ago #4570 by ??

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Or maybe they are scales from a giant Sandworm .

Oops, wrong planet! That would be Arrakis .

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