Curiosity Spies Unidentified, Metallic Object On Mars

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Curiosity Spies Unidentified, Metallic Object On Mars

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 9, 2012 @06:31AM from the littering-on-another-planet dept.

MrSeb writes "A few hundred million miles away on the surface of the Red Planet, Mars rover Curiosity has photographed an unidentified, shiny, metallic object. Now, before you get too excited, the most likely explanation is that bright object is part of the rover that has fallen off — or perhaps some debris from MSL Curiosity's landing on Mars, nine weeks ago. There is the distinct possibility, however, that this object is actually native to Mars, which would be far more exciting. It could be the tip of a larger object, or perhaps some kind of exotic, metallic Martian pebble (a piece of metal ore, perhaps). Close-up imagery will now be captured and analyzed, and within the next few days we should know if it's simply a piece of Curiosity — or something a whole lot more exciting."

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I left it there. by For+a+Free+Internet · 2012-10-09 06:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Dear NASA: Would you please return it to me? I dropped it there when Iwas playing fetch with my astro-dog but since that vacation in 1982, what with the economy inthe shitter and my extreme insanity and all, Italian conspiracies, etc., etc., I had pretty much given upon retrieving it.
Please mail my battery-actuated vibrating metal thing object to:
Bob S.
445 Gimlet Road
Cornhole, OH
Thanks for bringing this find to my attention, Slashdort!

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About time! by SlashJoel · 2012-10-09 06:38 · Score: 5, Funny

They finally found the Prothean ruin!
My Keys!! by BenSchuarmer · 2012-10-09 06:39 · Score: 5, Funny

that's where I left them
Re:I'll bet it has writing on it that says by jo42 · 2012-10-09 06:44 · Score: 5, Funny

You mean "Made in China"...
Shiny metal object? by mcmonkey · 2012-10-09 06:45 · Score: 5, Funny

If some tells you to bite it, don't.
It's an Illudium-Q36 explosive space modulator by Freddybear · 2012-10-09 06:48 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm expecting an earth-shattering kaboom!
Re:Screw that... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-09 06:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Think of the greater good.
The greater good.
Re:I'll bet it has writing on it that says by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-09 06:54 · Score: 5, Funny

It was written in ancient Sumerian. It says:
"Global warming is real, so we're gonna try moving to the next planet over."
It's carbon dated 20,000 years old.
Re:Wow by newcastlejon · 2012-10-09 09:25 · Score: 5, Funny

For fuck's sake, there is such a thing as being too cynical.
I doubt that.

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Re:Wow by BasilBrush · 2012-10-09 09:37 · Score: 5, Funny

there is at least one model for oil/natural gas that could explain its creation based of geological processes rather then biological material breaking down
There is at least one model for child birth that involves avian delivery.