Enigmas on Mars 26 - Martian Anomaly Collection

COSMIC SECRETS
The Enigmas on Mars 26

Mars Global Surveyor
MOC narrow angle image R1901066
"The Herd"
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Credit: NASA/JPL/ Malin SSS

The image above is truly one of the most bazarre I have seen yet. It looks like a herd of wierd critters moving across a Martian plain.... Malin's caption calls them "Defrosting north polar dunes"

Source: Malin Space Systems: R1901066

Mars Global Surveyor
MOC narrow-angle image AB1-08405
SOUTHEAST FLOOR OF WEST CANDOR CHASMA
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Credit: NASA/JPL/ Malin SSS

The image above I consider to be a very clear image showing structures. The Diamond shape with the black circle in the center is amazing. On the left is a square 'wing' with a round sphere on it, and on the right a second 'diamond' that looks to be a lower tier by the shadows. To the left of this 'building' is a higher platform with flower like pads and a central 'structure'. The green area appears to be covered with smoke or vapor but you can still see a grid pattern and the two squares on the left.

I have seen this image around the internet occasionally but never with an image number. We finally have that number thanks to help from ArMaP.

Source: Malin Space Systems: AB1-08405
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Credit: NASA/JPL/ Malin SSS

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Credit: NASA/JPL/ Malin SSS

Iron Meteorite on Mars
PIA07269
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Credit: NASA/JPL/ Malin SSS

Opportunity
Sol 339

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found an iron meteorite on Mars, the first meteorite of any type ever identified on another planet. The pitted, basketball-size object is mostly made of iron and nickel. Readings from spectrometers on the rover determined that composition. Opportunity used its panoramic camera to take the images used in this approximately true-color composite on the rover's 339th martian day, or sol (Jan. 6, 2005). This composite combines images taken through the panoramic camera's 600-nanometer (red), 530-nanometer (green), and 480-nanometer (blue) filters.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell PIA07269

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