Female figure on Mars?

[faceless]

Life on Mars? Amazing photos from Nasa probe reveal mystery figure on Red Planet
By BETH HALE
24th January 2008

Perched on a rock, she could be waiting for a bus. But if so, she could be in for an awfully long wait. This photo of what looks remarkably like a female figure with her arm outstretched, was taken on Mars. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it has set the Internet abuzz with claims that there really is life on the red planet. Others may well feel that it is simply an optical illusion caused by a landscape.

The image was among many sent back to Earth by Spirit, Nasa's Mars explorer vehicle which landed there four years ago. Initial inspections revealed nothing unusual, but closer examination by amateur astronomers has thrown up this intriguing picture.

As one enthusiast put it on a website: "These pictures are amazing. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw what appears to be a naked alien running around on Mars." Another, dismissing cynicism about the somewhat stony look of the "alien", wrote: "If you show me another rock in another photo from Mars, or Earth, that naturally looks like that, I will reconsider." A third contributor, who might have come closer to the majority view, said: "Ah, the human eye can be tricked so easily."

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[maycm]

This has already been debunked on multiple sites for those that follow these things.

If you are interested in all things space - I thoroughly recommend unmannedspaceflight.com as a fantastic forum of enthusiasts.

Indeed, they are so well respected that multiple people from NASA frequent the site, including some very high profile people - Alan Stern for one (look him up) is always around, and many more.

They also have some real photoshop whiz's working on raw images and building larger ones, that have been published in multiple respected magazines.

Enjoy.

[faceless]

How has it been debunked?

[Skylace]

It's a guy in suit!

[eefanincan]

[major.tom]

If I had to guess, I'd say it looks like a photoshop job. The shadow isn't right (on the rock the sunlight appears to come from the top-left casting a shadow to the bottom-right; on the figure, the shadow appears to be behind "her"). Also, there's a little blue/fuzz below and around the figure in the close-up.

But Skylace could be right -- might be a bloke in the dress.

[faceless]

I'm still waiting for this proof that it's been debunked - I'm not enough of a geek to go searching for it!

[maycm]

Start with these two if you like.

http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=4927

http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/01/21/speaking-of-dumb-mars-claims/

[faceless]

Life on Mars? You must be having a laugh ...
4th February 2008

It's never miserable on Mars if this picture of smiley face on the planet's surface is anything to go by. Perhaps this is finally proof there is life on the red planet and that the Martians enjoy a joke.

The amazing picture were taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is on a scientific mission to the planet.

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What more proof do you need?

[maycm]

OK, you got me.....