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MAA-019: Lander Debris?
- Image Analysis Report
Image Analysis Report
IMAGE DETAILS
MAA Report Ref: MAA-019
Report date: July-August 2017
Research Status: Open - Probable mechanical (NASA) artefact
Description: Lander Debris?
Approximate size: 10 cm
Mission: Spirit Rover
Location: Gusev Crater
Found by: Unknown
Image date: Sol 36 Feb 2004
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
Graphics/image editing: Mars Archaeology Archive
Image source: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/2/n/036/2N129561872EFF0361P1617R0M1.HTML
OBSERVATIONS
The object lays close to the discarded heatshield and is almost certainly a part of it.
POTENTIAL FOR AN ARTIFICIAL OBJECT
Geometrical proportions indicate artificiality.
COMMON EXPLANATION
Part of the Lander.
