06-22-2015, 12:52 PM
Certainly appears interesting... but I suspect it's a matter of light and shadow making something appear to be a perfect pyramid.
If you look at the original photo here:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/...1_DXXX.jpg
you can see similar 'perfect' geometric shapes in different orientations among the scattered rock field.
Would have been nice for NASA to have taken additional photos of the area.
ETA:
Looks like they did!
Here is an image that offers a different angle and further away, taken on the following day:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/...1_DXXX.jpg
'Pyramid' shape is to the right of the image, use the 'obelisk' shape sticking up as a landmark to find it in both images.
If you look at the original photo here:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/...1_DXXX.jpg
you can see similar 'perfect' geometric shapes in different orientations among the scattered rock field.
Would have been nice for NASA to have taken additional photos of the area.
ETA:
Looks like they did!
Here is an image that offers a different angle and further away, taken on the following day:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/...1_DXXX.jpg
'Pyramid' shape is to the right of the image, use the 'obelisk' shape sticking up as a landmark to find it in both images.