Evidence of Past & Present Life on the Red Planet
-
MIA043: Rusted Rebar
"If you like the work done on this website, you can buy me a coffee!"
MIA043: Rusted Rebar
IMAGE DETAILS
Mars Report Ref: MIA043
Report date: January 2020
Research Status: Open - Possible artificial object
Description: Rusted Rebar
Approximate size: 10-20 cm
Mission: Curiosity Rover
Location: Gale Crater
Found by: Multiple persons, including J. Singer
Image date: Sol 1448, Sep 2016
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; Neville Thompson/Gigapan MSL 1448 MR W-EDR/PDS
Graphics/image editing: M. J. Craig
NASA Image sources:
Sol 1448 RAW IMAGE CATALOGUE: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw-images
IMAGE SHOWING OBJECT: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01448/mcam/1448MR0071670080703021E01_DXXX.jpg
Gigapan Higher Quality Imaging source: http://gigapan.com/gigapans/218759/
OBSERVATIONS
This object sits on the flat ground just beyond the slope of eroded sediment that has built up beneath a small cliff. Looking remarkably similar to rebar used in concrete construction work, this is the only clear example apparent in this NASA image. Although there are what could be similar fragments elsewhere, partially buried.
POTENTIAL FOR AN ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURE
The similarity to concrete rebar is strong, which could indicate a site where ancient buildings once stood but which met with obliteration.
COMMON EXPLANATION
This is geological and could be the remains of what was formerly veins of hard material encased in softer sediment that has since been eroded away.
​
​​