Help with some Mars foolishness

Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

Or http://tinyurl.com/4q4hq

I get the feeling that this image has been very modified from the
original.


Thanks in advance.
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DrPostman USPS, MBMC, BsD; "Disgruntled, But Unarmed"
Member,Board of Directors, afa-b, SKEP-TI-CULT® #15-51506-253.
AFA-B Official Pollster & Hammer of Thor winner - August 2004
You can email me at: DrPostman(at)gmail.com

"I venture to say there is no one writing on the
Internet today who is providing a greater purpose
for mankind than that found in my writings."
- Felonious Ray, destroyer of irony meters

DrPostman wrote:
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

Or http://tinyurl.com/4q4hq

I get the feeling that this image has been very modified from the
original.


Thanks in advance.
--
DrPostman USPS, MBMC, BsD; "Disgruntled, But Unarmed"
Member,Board of Directors, afa-b, SKEP-TI-CULT® #15-51506-253.
AFA-B Official Pollster & Hammer of Thor winner - August 2004
You can email me at: DrPostman(at)gmail.com

"I venture to say there is no one writing on the
Internet today who is providing a greater purpose
for mankind than that found in my writings."
- Felonious Ray, destroyer of irony meters


We there is a link to the original MOC image at the bottom of the page.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/m07_.../M1200441.html

So we can make comparisons to determine if it was altered.


--
Mark C. Farrington
http://stellar.heroeshideaway.com

"Mark C. Farrington" wrote in message
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DrPostman wrote:
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

Or http://tinyurl.com/4q4hq

I get the feeling that this image has been very modified from the original.


Thanks in advance.
--
DrPostman USPS, MBMC, BsD; "Disgruntled, But Unarmed"
Member,Board of Directors, afa-b, SKEP-TI-CULT® #15-51506-253. AFA-B Official
Pollster & Hammer of Thor winner - August 2004
You can email me at: DrPostman(at)gmail.com

"I venture to say there is no one writing on the Internet today who is
providing a greater purpose for mankind than that found in my writings."
- Felonious Ray, destroyer of irony meters


We there is a link to the original MOC image at the bottom of the page.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/m07_.../M1200441.html

So we can make comparisons to determine if it was altered.


--
Mark C. Farrington
http://stellar.heroeshideaway.com

I downloaded that version of the image, and enhanced it a little to increase the
resolution, and added a little false color to it so that the features can be
better distinguished. Here is a link to it, if anyone wants to look at it for
comparison purposes:

http://home.insightbb.com/~jryates/M1200441_clr.jpg

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:44:44 GMT, "George"
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"Mark C. Farrington" wrote in message
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DrPostman wrote:
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

Or http://tinyurl.com/4q4hq

I get the feeling that this image has been very modified from the original.


Thanks in advance.
--
DrPostman USPS, MBMC, BsD; "Disgruntled, But Unarmed"
Member,Board of Directors, afa-b, SKEP-TI-CULT® #15-51506-253. AFA-B Official
Pollster & Hammer of Thor winner - August 2004
You can email me at: DrPostman(at)gmail.com

"I venture to say there is no one writing on the Internet today who is
providing a greater purpose for mankind than that found in my writings."
- Felonious Ray, destroyer of irony meters


We there is a link to the original MOC image at the bottom of the page.

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/m07_.../M1200441.html

So we can make comparisons to determine if it was altered.


--
Mark C. Farrington
http://stellar.heroeshideaway.com

I downloaded that version of the image, and enhanced it a little to increase the
resolution, and added a little false color to it so that the features can be
better distinguished. Here is a link to it, if anyone wants to look at it for
comparison purposes:

http://home.insightbb.com/~jryates/M1200441_clr.jpg



It still looks like it gives the woo woos ammunition to claim it's a
tube of some kind.





--
DrPostman USPS, MBMC, BsD; "Disgruntled, But Unarmed"
Member,Board of Directors, afa-b, SKEP-TI-CULT® #15-51506-253.
AFA-B Official Pollster & Hammer of Thor winner - August 2004
You can email me at: DrPostman(at)gmail.com

"I venture to say there is no one writing on the
Internet today who is providing a greater purpose
for mankind than that found in my writings."
- Felonious Ray, destroyer of irony meters

"DrPostman" wrote in message
...
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

I did a search on the Malin Space Science Systems web site for this image, and
could not find it. However, I did find it on the Mars Global Surveyor site.
Here is a link to the original image:

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/m12004/m1200441.html


The description on the page says "Sample trough with dark floor in S polar
terrain". Unfortunately, I think you need to see images on either side of this
image (especially to the west) to get a clear idea of exactly what this feature
is. On the same page is a Viking image of the same area. It has a wider
perspective, and it appears to be a trough that widens out to the west, so it
may not be as straight-sided as it might appear from that single image. I think
that without more images of this area, it is just another case of someone making
more out of it than it actually is. I don't have time to search for a matching
adjacent image, if it even exists. It certainly doesn't appear to me to be
artificial.

"George" wrote in message
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"DrPostman" wrote in message
...
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

I did a search on the Malin Space Science Systems web site for this image, and
could not find it. However, I did find it on the Mars Global Surveyor site.
Here is a link to the original image:

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/m12004/m1200441.html


The description on the page says "Sample trough with dark floor in S polar
terrain". Unfortunately, I think you need to see images on either side of
this image (especially to the west) to get a clear idea of exactly what this
feature is. On the same page is a Viking image of the same area. It has a
wider perspective, and it appears to be a trough that widens out to the west,
so it may not be as straight-sided as it might appear from that single image.
I think that without more images of this area, it is just another case of
someone making more out of it than it actually is. I don't have time to
search for a matching adjacent image, if it even exists. It certainly doesn't
appear to me to be artificial.

By the way, what is the temperature at the Martian south pole? About -120 C, or
so in the winter?

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:28:21 GMT, "George"
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scribed:


"DrPostman" wrote in message
.. .
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

I did a search on the Malin Space Science Systems web site for this image, and
could not find it. However, I did find it on the Mars Global Surveyor site.
Here is a link to the original image:

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/m12004/m1200441.html


The description on the page says "Sample trough with dark floor in S polar
terrain". Unfortunately, I think you need to see images on either side of this
image (especially to the west) to get a clear idea of exactly what this feature
is. On the same page is a Viking image of the same area. It has a wider
perspective, and it appears to be a trough that widens out to the west, so it
may not be as straight-sided as it might appear from that single image. I think
that without more images of this area, it is just another case of someone making
more out of it than it actually is. I don't have time to search for a matching
adjacent image, if it even exists. It certainly doesn't appear to me to be
artificial.



Context is everything, except when a kook tries to make a claim.
Thanks, that page will help a lot.




--
DrPostman USPS, MBMC, BsD; "Disgruntled, But Unarmed"
Member,Board of Directors, afa-b, SKEP-TI-CULT® #15-51506-253.
AFA-B Official Pollster & Hammer of Thor winner - August 2004
You can email me at: DrPostman(at)gmail.com

"I venture to say there is no one writing on the
Internet today who is providing a greater purpose
for mankind than that found in my writings."
- Felonious Ray, destroyer of irony meters

"DrPostman" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:28:21 GMT, "George"
in accordance with The Prophecy
scribed:


"DrPostman" wrote in message
. ..
Can someone help me explain what this is, instead
of the weird and wild speculations that are going on
about it?
http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/e...iedtubesys.htm

I did a search on the Malin Space Science Systems web site for this image, and
could not find it. However, I did find it on the Mars Global Surveyor site.
Here is a link to the original image:

http://ida.wr.usgs.gov/html/m12004/m1200441.html


The description on the page says "Sample trough with dark floor in S polar
terrain". Unfortunately, I think you need to see images on either side of
this
image (especially to the west) to get a clear idea of exactly what this
feature
is. On the same page is a Viking image of the same area. It has a wider
perspective, and it appears to be a trough that widens out to the west, so it
may not be as straight-sided as it might appear from that single image. I
think
that without more images of this area, it is just another case of someone
making
more out of it than it actually is. I don't have time to search for a
matching
adjacent image, if it even exists. It certainly doesn't appear to me to be
artificial.



Context is everything, except when a kook tries to make a claim.
Thanks, that page will help a lot.





No problem.