re: Curiosity finds unexplained beam of light on Mars

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:47 am to Jim Rockford

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Posted by Brendoni

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:49 am to Jim Rockford

hmmm, if you copy the picture, then zoom in, it looks like it's comming from the "ground".

Posted by Bullfrog

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:50 am to theunknownknight

That's not a reflection off a mica or quartz rock!

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Posted by JBeam

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 6:57 am to Bullfrog

Please let it be something.

Posted by LSUsmartass

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:12 am to JBeam

After some intense googling, it's a dust devil

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:14 am to LSUsmartass

Carrying a lamp

Posted by Bronceaux

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:18 am to Jim Rockford

That's just the beady eyes of the cat it killed earlier in the day.

Posted by Clames

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:19 am to GeauxxxTigers23

quote:
I'm so ready for real aliens to give me a butt probing.

Posted by Salmon

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:20 am to theunknownknight

looks like someone just turned on their light saber

Posted by SouthOfSouth

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:23 am to Jim Rockford

The way the speck is vertical makes me believe it isn't just a speck of dust refracting light. It has to be something reflecting light though. Not sure if it is a natural occurrence or something "created"

Posted by LSUSUPERSTAR

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:24 am to SouthOfSouth

Probably just a piece of space junk from Earth.

Posted by tigersbh

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:27 am to Jim Rockford

Probably a Wal-Mart.

Posted by elprez00

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:28 am to Jim Rockford

Science is awesome.

Posted by biglego

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:30 am to elprez00

It's Section 8, already ruining Mars

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:32 am to Bullfrog

Somebody didn't turn off all the lights in the MARS studio before filming. That's all.

Posted by PPL

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:14 am to theunknownknight

Posted by brgfather129

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:18 am to Jim Rockford

Posted by DosManos

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Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:21 am to Jim Rockford

Doesn't it look like that hill on the right is covered in shrubs? What's up wit dat