Page 3 of 3

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:12 am
by DeltaV
A better job of image processing (got too wild with the resampling last time).

Conventional interpretation 1: An arc-shaped chunk of surface got shifted to inside the crater perimeter some time after impact (quake?).
Fringe interpretation 1: The mined material (H2O?) was moved along the curved ramp to the loading platform for stowage, prior to lift-off.

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:27 pm
by KitemanSA
It is not a crater, it is the dome of a large airlock. You can also see the hinge at ~5:00 position and the locking mechanism along the right hand side. :)

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:52 pm
by choff

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 8:34 pm
by DeltaV
Don't forget the fossilized iguana and phaser rifle to the right of the spoon:

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images ... 1_DXXX.jpg

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:48 am
by DeltaV
The "crab" someone found a month or so ago (~1/5 width from right, ~1/3 height from bottom):

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images ... 1_DXXX.jpg

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:45 pm
by DeltaV
Another botched landing on Ceres. Only a tail fin remains...

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:27 pm
by DeltaV
OK, the final enhancement (until low altitude orbit data arrives) of the strip mine on Ceres, engineered by fugitive Third Reich Space Nazis.
(Why does it always have to be Aliens?... reference - A.C.Clarke's "Postage Stamp" analogy - "Where’s Everybody?").

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:36 pm
by ladajo
That is just plain weird.

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:12 pm
by DeltaV
Now that Dawn has been in a Low Altitude Mapping Orbit (LAMO) for weeks, it's hard to understand why this has not been made a high-priority imaging target. They've probably moved the "loader" on the curved ramp back into its bunker by now... :(

http://i.imgur.com/HGvKJOt.gifv

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 2:47 pm
by choff

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:12 am
by DeltaV
Opportunity_Panoramic Camera_Sol 4073_crop_enhance.jpg
Opportunity_Panoramic Camera_Sol 4073_crop_enhance.jpg (99.57 KiB) Viewed 10796 times

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:59 pm
by DeltaV
DeltaV wrote:Now that Dawn has been in a Low Altitude Mapping Orbit (LAMO) for weeks, it's hard to understand why this has not been made a high-priority imaging target. They've probably moved the "loader" on the curved ramp back into its bunker by now... :(
DANG! Too late...

http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/1820.pdf

Re: Weird space stuff

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:07 pm
by choff