Originally posted by ShadowMan
Yeah it seems like a minor glitch really

A glitch with depth?

If you are talking about the "indentation"
I found the black square on other pics.


[Edited on 20-1-2004 by NetStorm]

Here is a closer look at the area from the second to last frame, the area where the 'indentation' appears in the last frame is in the center of this image:


Looks very much like just a rock there, I'd say the appearance of the last frame is due to the shadows from the rover lining up nicely with the rock. (The shadows are visible in the earlier frames from the series).

Originally posted by Thinker
Check this out.

Look at the above hill, looks strange and there seems to be an entrance to the hill.

wow. that's an anomally if ive ever seen one. ive seen pics of these "tubes" or "tunnels" before, but never so close. you can see that they stick out from the ground and are rounded. i would be interested in NASA's explanation of these things.

Originally posted by dunkleskates

Originally posted by Thinker
Check this out.

Look at the above hill, looks strange and there seems to be an entrance to the hill.

wow. that's an anomally if ive ever seen one. ive seen pics of these "tubes" or "tunnels" before, but never so close. you can see that they stick out from the ground and are rounded. i would be interested in NASA's explanation of these things.

I see what you are saying, but if you follow the "tube" and notice the placement of lets call them "ribs" it also could be just erosion that has "washed away" for a better word ,the "tube" part and just left the "ribs" visible

Okay, guys, get the pics out of the damned quotes, its unnecessary, it eats bandwidth for the site, and it makes reading other posts annoying.

On the first page Journey just quoted another person and the pic, he said nothing!

Now you two both have quotes of pics that aren't needed, if I were a mod those would so be removed..

good thing your not a mod

"Can anyone offer any theory as to what this "indentation" is? "

Was the question I asked after qouting post by NetStorm- who brought it up originally and asked the same question.

It was late at night when we were both posting and responding to each other in this thread-

And now the photo I submitted is not there-

Originally posted by silQ
ITS CALLED A SMALL, NOT-SO-IMPORTANT GLITCH!

Sorry Cap'n I didn't know that the FIRST time I posted it. However kind members pointed me to other pics with the same glitch.
I, unlike you, have not seen a lot of mars pictures, so I am not as educated as you are . I'll make sure and consult you next time I want to post a pic so I can be sure it is not a glitch.
Have a funny day

The picture, submitted by NetStorm in post # 337737-
Has a most curious "indentation" I saw it on rover home also- I ,for one, wish I could determine origon of same. And I have noticed quiet reponses to that question in this thread, as if everyone is waiting for someone else to say it-
It looks like a footprint.

However, I am not a scientist, and I am not saying that I believe it is a footprint. What is it?
But, then again..If I saw this track in the wilderness-
Surely it is obvious to any viewer of the picture, as it is prominent. The shadows are interesting also-

Ok... I am generally a skeptic when it comes to this sort of thing - BUT, that does sort of look like a 2 toed footprint...

Pretty freaky, I'm getting my teddy bear out of the closet tonight before I go to bed...

worry not. the shadow of the rover lines up perfectly

Originally posted by dunkleskates
worry not. the shadow of the rover lines up perfectly

True...true

But I wonder what the odds of that are?