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Originally posted by elrem48
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We don't need "Uncle Sam to explain reality" but they sure feel they need to....and more.
Originally posted by charlyv
There is some remarkable symmetry in this object. It does look organic, but we see what we are used to. It looks more like a fish than anything else. Very strange and you can bet that this will become a HUGE issue that will be debated for a long time.
Originally posted by toocoolnc
Looks like a condom..
However, NASA is not made for military purposes, and I'm sure other agencies handle any "delicate matter."
Originally posted by elrem48
reply to post by ScientificUAPer
However, NASA is not made for military purposes, and I'm sure other agencies handle any "delicate matter."
Yet they are "government run, " as they are a U.S. government agency....therefore I filled in the blanks.
Originally posted by Enlightenme1111
The timeline here is important.
Was the object discovered after the pictures were shown on the raw images website?
or...
Was the object discovered by NASA and then they released a statement with the picture?
I just want to point out that they aren't "hiding things" from us. If they were wanting to hide things, we wouldn't have any pictures to start with.
Originally posted by ScientificUAPer
Originally posted by elrem48
reply to post by ScientificUAPer
However, NASA is not made for military purposes, and I'm sure other agencies handle any "delicate matter."
Yet they are "government run, " as they are a U.S. government agency....therefore I filled in the blanks.
Well, you found the weak spot in my argument, and I battled with that exactly. So I take all the blame for the confusion if you don't pursue it any further, lol
edit on 10-10-2012 by ScientificUAPer because: typo
October 10, 2012 The team operating Curiosity decided on Oct. 9, 2012, to proceed with using the rover's first scoop of Martian material. Plans for Sol 64 (Oct. 10) call for shifting the scoopful of sand and dust into the mechanism for sieving and portioning samples, and vibrating it vigorously to clean internal surfaces of the mechanism. This first scooped sample, and the second one, will be discarded after use, since they are only being used for the cleaning process. Subsequent samples scooped from the same "Rocknest" area will be delivered to analytical instruments. Investigation of a small, bright object thought to have come from the rover may resume between the first and second scoop. Over the past two sols, with rover arm activities on hold, the team has assessed the object as likely to be some type of plastic wrapper material, such as a tube used around a wire, possibly having fallen onto the rover from the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft's descent stage during the landing in August. Sol 63 activities included extended weather measurements by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station, or REMS. The Sol 63 planning also called for panoramic imaging by the Mast Camera, or Mastcam, in the early morning light of Sol 64, before uplink of Sol 64 commands. www.jpl.nasa.gov...
Originally posted by dcmb1409
Anyone notice the scoop has what appears to be a chipped edge.