Discovered in Eagle crater and across Meridiani Planum, “Blueberries” are spherules of concretions of iron rich minerals from water. Steve Squyres, the project scientist of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission. The Blueberries of Mars are actually concretions of iron rich minerals from water – ground or standing pools – created over thousands of years during periodic epochs of wet climates on Mars. Blueberries – yes – they are plentiful on Mars and could have been an excellent nutritional source for rats high in iron and possibly like their Earthly counterpart, high in anti-oxidants. It died where it once roamed and foraged for … nuts and berries? Surprisingly, no nuts have been found. The “Rat on Mars” (main figure, top center) is actually quite anatomically complete and hunkered down, having taken its final gasps of air, eons ago, as some cataclysmic event tore the final vestiges of Earth-like atmosphere off the surface.
(Photo Credits: NASA, Paramount Pictures) Mars exhibits an incredible display of wind swept sand dunes (center photo).
No one is left out of the imagery returned from the array of NASA’s Martian assets in orbit. Mars never fails to deliver and caters to everyone, but when skulls and fossils are seen, it is actually us catering to the everyday images and wishes we hold in our minds. Referencing online dictionaries, “Pareidolia is the imagined perception of a pattern (or meaning) where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features.” I must admit that I do not seek out these “discoveries” on Mars but I enjoy looking at them and there are many scientists at JPL that have the same bent. Who knows how this animal could have evolved differently.īut evolve it did – within our minds. So our minds make up the deficits, fill in the blanks and we agree with others and convince ourselves that this is a fossilized skull. The jaw line of the skull has no joint or connection point with the skull. Dinosaur dentures gave this senior citizen a few extra good years. The centerpiece of recent interest is the dinosaur skull protruding from the Martian regolith, teeth still embedded, sparkling efferdent white. The array of images is historic and overwhelming raising more questions than answers including speculative and imaginative “discoveries.” (Photo Credit: NASA/JPL) Other MSL Curiosity cameras are the NAVCAM, cameras for navigation, HAZCAM and MARDI camera. The imager used to return this was the MASTCAM and an historic array of landscapes, close-ups and selfies has been produced by the Mars Hand Lens Imager ( MAHLI). The Dinosaur skull on Mars is actually dated from Martian Sol 297 (June 7, 2013). Also, links to specific websites are listed at the end of the article. Some clearly not unlike our own and others that must be fossil remnants from a bygone era – so it seems.īe sure to explore, through the hyperlinks, many NASA, NASA affiliates’ and third party websites – embedded throughout this article. The results have been astounding scientifially but also in terms of mysteries and fascination with the strange, alien formations. NASA scientists have sent the most advanced robotic vehicles to the surface of Mars, to the most fascinating and diverse areas that are presently reachable with our technology and landing skills. Inset: this authors speculative thought – mud chips? At right, is Mars enthusiasts’ Bone on Mars. At left, MSL’s Curiosity landed not far from a sight hard to leave – Yellow Knife including sight “John Klein”. There are impressive web sites dedicated to each’s eureka moment, dissemination among enthusiasts and presentation for discussion. Rock-hounds and Martian paleontologists, if only amateur or retired, have found a bounty of fascinating rocks nestled among the rocks on Mars. (Photo Credits: NASA/JPL- Viking/MGS, GIF – Judy Schmidt) Is she or isn’t she, a face on the red planet Mars? Discovered in the thousands of photos transmitted to Earth by the Viking orbiter in the 1970s, the arrival of Mars Global Surveyor included Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) which revealed details that put to rest the face of Cydonia. Altogether, they make a multitude of web pages and threads across the internet. They are figments of our imaginations, and driven by our interest to be there – on Mars – and to know that we are not alone. All the images are made of stone from the ancient past and this is also what is called Pareidolia. What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover.
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