NOT a Rock!!! Anomaly in Moon Photo lo5-126-h2a.

Originally from a Thread created here at ATS a little while back, about an Anomaly of what looks like a guitar pick in this image, Sorry, can't remember the name of the Thread, is this Image taken of the Moon from Lunar Orbiter 5. I did a couple Thumb nails of The original Image zooms. After the original is a closer look, then the closest look I could use before the Image became too blurry to use. Click the Thumb's to enlarge.
I boxed in the area of something I found. My Main Image used here was evidently flipped vertically before being used in aforementioned Thread. (As I found it looking different, UpSide Down, from The On-Line source.)

If AnyOne can get a Better zoomed Image, Very close and blown up, that is usable for this Thread, Please Post it here for Us to use for discussion.
Thanx in advance for Whoever has a better Imaging tool that I do, and will post the better Image(s)!!
(There are a lot of other anomolies in this main image as well, including something in the shade next to the main anomaly I mention.)





I found Online the Original Image. After going to the online source, found Here: Anomaly, notice the Image has been composed of Mosaic 'Slices' that run Horizontal and are stacked one above, below, the other. If You look at the third slice down from the top, and split the whole image down the middle, look on the right side of the left half of that third slice to see the Find I am talking about. Then use the '+' under the photo to zoom in then click and hold mouse to move the photo to expose the area I described to see the anomaly. Looking at the Anomaly from each source makes it look different.
In Mine, it looks like a circular base with something coming up from it. Online source looks more like a radar dish?.....

What do You All think? I am sure enough to say, "It is NOT a Rock!!" LOL!!!

Then a couple of good questions may be, "What is it? And Who's is it?"

Ok, Then, Let's Have at it!

I was expecting to come to this thread and see a rock...

It's alien that's for sure, probably martian!
Either a martian base, a martian satellite dish, martian picture anomaly or a martian ROCK.
Oh no I said rock! ;p

Not, I'm just pulling your leg, you could be on to something!
Nice find.

Well, the Source material is pretty grubby... dirt, fibers, etc. plus, the source is related to ASU and it's well known that they are doctoring the cross-hairs out of Apollo images... ser.sese.asu.edu...

What scale is this? 1 mm or 1 meter... I can't tell.

a reply to: SayonaraJupiter

So are You saying it is a Rock, or??? Not trying to be an Ass, but am just questioning what You are getting at. Thanx for posting the original photo from online!! Syx.

It stands out and they reflect the light more than the rocks. Maybe it's debris from a lander or a probe?

Has anything ever landed in that area before the photos were taken?

The object on the left looks like an upside down satellite dish to me. S + F

a reply to: ArmyOfNobunaga


Well they give us this information under the photo online of: Altitude in Kilometers of 217.2, and a Resolution of 3.1 Meters, so without doing the math, I hate math, I'm really not sure. Good question though. Thanx, and maybe someone can figure all that out for Us?

Then a couple of good questions may be

A good question would be; why does the image you linked not resemble the image you posted?


More good questions would be:

How do the "shadows" of the "anomalies" relate to actual shadows?
How were the images from the Lunar Orbiters processed and returned to Earth?
Is it possible that there are problems with that process and/or the scanning of those images which can produce flaws in the images?

a reply to: Phage

It isn't the same. SayonaraJupiter's link is to the one in the OP's link but not the post's photograph.

So does anyone know exactly which one is featured in the OP?

a reply to: Phage

Hi Phage. I wondered why the one I posted was flipped from the online source. You pose some good questions here. However, I wonder if any post processing or other issues would result in this strange sight!? I could see blurrs, smudges maybe or similar problems happening from transport, developing, etc, but this is odd to me, at least , how this could result in what we see here.?
I want this to be scrutinized to find that maybe it was doctored, or that something was done to it. THat would probably get us a better answer that what NASA would give!? LOL!!
I don't have any reason to mess with it, and don't know how to anything other than copy, do some enlarging, cropping, and other basic photo use stuff. If I could manipulate photo's, I wouldn't try to pass one off here at ATS as I know there are way too many professionals that would tear it apart!! LOL!!!

a reply to: Yeahkeepwatchingme

The photo I saved from the original thread was the one I used here. Damn I wish I could remember the name of that Thread.. It was about why it looked like there was a guitar pick in that image! You can see it up by the top. I had that image from back then and wanted to try to find it online so I could link it for this Thread. It may be online somewhere else, but after I saw it, at the link I posted, I just went ahead and used it......

a reply to: SyxPak
The image is not flipped. You posted the wrong link.

I could see blurrs, smudges maybe or similar problems happening from transport, developing, etc, but this is odd to me, at least , how this could result in what we see here.?

Start here:

Artifacts of various dimensions and occurrences may be observed in some of the photographs. These artifacts are directly related to the methods of film development, the readout system, the video data, or the ground reconstruction electronics (GRE).

astrogeology.usgs.gov...


Then go here:
astropedia.astrogeology.usgs.gov... 42.pdf

a reply to: SyxPak

Jimi Hendrix' guitar pick?

a reply to: SyxPak

I can't really say much without scale. Ill work on it later whenever I get home. Interesting .

Its amazing what all they find from moon.. dizzy pic...

a reply to: Phage

My Photo I had saved is flipped compared to the photo I found online. I don't know where the photo originated that I used, other than from the thread it was on, a while back. It is just how I saved it. I linked where I just found it earlier today, for use here. It's the wrong link? How did I use the wrong link when It links right back to the photo I am saying I found online so it is not wrong. It is the link for the online source I used in my OP. Thanx for the other links though. I appreciate that! Thanx for your time on this matter. Syx.

a reply to: ArmyOfNobunaga

Any technical data You can provide will be much appreciated. Syx.

ETA: I love Your Avatar! I saw when That was being discussed and coming together on another Thread! It turned out Great!!

originally posted by: SayonaraJupiter
Well, the Source material is pretty grubby... dirt, fibers, etc. plus, the source is related to ASU and it's well known that they are doctoring the cross-hairs out of Apollo images... ser.sese.asu.edu...

When you zoom in to me it looks like a hole and you can see right through it into space.

Great find tho never seen this before

This has to be a joke.... I see absolutely nothing. To speculate outside of that is to invite wild fantasy. I'm not the one.

S&F because either you are being satirical or you are very creative and we need both those things in massive amounts.

a reply to: ItCameFromOuterSpace

LOL, Your guess is as Good as Mine! It could Be Jimmy's!!
Ummm, on second thought, maybe not, It looks too big for that!! LOL!!!