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(48,121 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:51 AM Feb 2013

Mars Rover Spots Metallic 'Arm' Sticking Out Of A Rock [View all]

Mars Rover Spots Metallic 'Arm' Sticking Out Of A Rock

here's another weird thing on Mars, and Nasa really doesn't know what it is this time.

You may remember the $2.5 billion Curiosity rover currently drilling rocks on the Red Planet already found strange shiny things and what was labelled a 'Martian Flower'.

But if anything, this is even weirder.

An image posted by Nasa on 30 January and taken with the right Mastcam on Curiosity shows what appears to be a 0.5cm metal spoke protruding out of a rock.

The strange sight - which looks a bit like a robotic arm - was noticed by imaging editor Elisabetta Bonora from Italy.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/07/mars-rover-spots-metallic-arm_n_2637990.html

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Can't wait to see what Richard Hoagland says. longship Feb 2013 #1

Why wait? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #17

"I told you so." - Richard H. Berlum Feb 2013 #35

A 5 mm robotic arm ROFL snooper2 Feb 2013 #2

It looks like a new monopoly piece to me The Straight Story Feb 2013 #3

RUN! HappyMe Feb 2013 #4

It's that damn Roswell crap again, I predict a cover-up Baclava Feb 2013 #5

They look glass-like, and twinned like lenses. Volcanic glass is all over the place on Mars. leveymg Feb 2013 #6

Here's a photo of the Martian "flowers" - again, looks like glass or quartz. leveymg Feb 2013 #10

My car keys!!! I wondered where they'd gone..... cliffordu Feb 2013 #7

The Lilliputians say thanks, they were wondering where their Mars rover went. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #8

Nice! - n/t coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #31

If it's truly anything artificial, might it be part of one of our previous failed Mars probes? randome Feb 2013 #9

Looks like a final scene from George Pal's "War of the Worlds".... Junkdrawer Feb 2013 #11

how high is this in inches? warrior1 Feb 2013 #12

.5 cm is about 1/5 of an inch...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #22

thanks sid warrior1 Feb 2013 #25

You're right. Since there's no frame of reference, it does look a lot bigger than it is... SidDithers Feb 2013 #26

It's Data. N/T A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #13

Wall-e!!! n/t woodsprite Feb 2013 #14

Gort? Is that you? Just in case we forgot ...klaatu barada nikto n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #15

My guess is that it is a piece of metallic mineral. It's shape suggest that it was once involved ladjf Feb 2013 #16

Weather balloon slackmaster Feb 2013 #18

Venus. Or a piece of the giant Martian glass tunnels they spotted years ago from orbit. leveymg Feb 2013 #23

Swamp Gas® Octafish Feb 2013 #33

Prop from "The Invaders" leveymg Feb 2013 #39

I loved that show. Octafish Feb 2013 #44

Thank You leveymg. I'll see your glass tunnels librechik Feb 2013 #40

Nah. That's just a "before" closeup photo from a Proactiv® skin cream ad. Here's another> leveymg Feb 2013 #48

I guess Shadowflash Feb 2013 #19

It's obvious who's to blame LuckyTheDog Feb 2013 #20

It's the "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" hootinholler Feb 2013 #29

I had a service advisor tell me that part was essential to the operation of a Volvo - only $831.98 leveymg Feb 2013 #37

Ever price a flux capacitor? hootinholler Feb 2013 #41

The later, earlier model will run on Miller High Life. leveymg Feb 2013 #43

It just needs that for lube hootinholler Feb 2013 #45

Mr. Fusion will run on anything. Is that measured in Torr or Gigajoule? leveymg Feb 2013 #51

That's clearly the stick shift from a '74 Camaro. baldguy Feb 2013 #21

Honest to the Gods, that's what I thought looking at the photo - LibertyLover Feb 2013 #54

I knew I shouldn't have loaned my ball peen hammer to that green guy... XRubicon Feb 2013 #24

Look sir! Droids! n/t KatyMan Feb 2013 #27

Yes, but what does A. Jones say?! Earth_First Feb 2013 #28

Well... greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #30

Can't believe it took 30 posts in this thread before someone posted that... SidDithers Feb 2013 #32

Alas, poor Grovelbot! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest; of most excellent fancy; Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #34

That is quite a leap to call it "metallic"! Shiny spots on a low-res pic do not a metallic object cleanhippie Feb 2013 #36

"You damned dirty apes!" librechik Feb 2013 #38

3PO? n/t randomelement Feb 2013 #42

Maybe glass like mineral? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #46

Probably a Piece of Iron from an Asteriod On the Road Feb 2013 #47

Why takes chances? zappaman Feb 2013 #49

Send a drone, could be a terrorist! (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2013 #50

I agree! zappaman Feb 2013 #52

Or maybe we could just bring out the gimp The Straight Story Feb 2013 #53

. baldguy Feb 2013 #58

Ancient Aliens. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #55

I think that's reaching a bit. Silent3 Feb 2013 #56

That's not an arm, it's a finger! DireStrike Feb 2013 #57

upon further review - - it looks more like a hood ornament to me Baclava Feb 2013 #59