Opportunity Spots Curious Object On Mars 288
EhobaX writes "Space.com is reporting that NASA's Opportunity Mars rover has come across an interesting object -- perhaps a meteorite sitting out in the open at Meridiani Planum. Initial data taken by the robot's Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) is suggestive that the odd-looking "rock" is made of metal."
Beagle? (Score:5, Funny)
So that is what happened to the Beagle lander [chron.com]! They finally found it.
Robot Bunny? (Score:5, Funny)
To make a good sci-fi story though, Opportunity might have just reached its expiry date and that'll keep everybody in suspense for a long time.
That's no rock... (Score:2, Funny)
It's a Martian Coke can. (Score:3, Funny)
sounds familiar (Score:5, Funny)
To boldy go... (Score:5, Funny)
finally (Score:5, Funny)
alien metal object (Score:1, Funny)
Re:That's no rock... (Score:3, Funny)
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Illudium pew-36 explosive space modulator? (Score:5, Funny)
Finally, they found my pet rock. (Score:5, Funny)
-- I discovered this SIG in the lost and found department.
Around the room reactions ... (Score:5, Funny)
Data Analyst Rimmer: Aliens!
Computer Programmer Neo: Woaaah
Obvious. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Somebody loose a probe? (Score:3, Funny)
Monolith (Score:5, Funny)
That's not a rock... (Score:4, Funny)
Huh? (Score:5, Funny)
Did this guy think that by saying that he would somehow prevent half of the internet preparing some crackpot theory within 5 seconds of reading it?
Personally, I'll wait before jumping to conclusions, and look forward to reading the followup!
Re:Monolith (Score:5, Funny)
Currently at NASA HQ: "Hold on, we're getting something here. All...these...worlds...are...a...fanta...don't...y ou...wanta...fanta? Fanta? What the hell is this?"
Re:That's so odd! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Monolith (Score:1, Funny)
I've got it (Score:3, Funny)
Don't touch with it! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:That's no rock... (Score:5, Funny)
It could be a terrible miscalculation in scale. Good thing there are no small dogs on Mars.
That's not a space station. It's... (Score:0, Funny)
Clearly... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Illudium pew-36 explosive space modulator? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What was their first reaction? (Score:3, Funny)
Goddamn battlecrabs.
> What do you think the first guy to get that picture said when he looked, and then looked again, and realized that this wasn't going to be just another day on Mars?
Probably something like "Yeah yeah. Thousands of years ago... Look, Delenn, I know you have to say this for the benefit folks just tuning in, but the rest of us know already!"
Only to be smacked down with the fact that only one producer has survived a confrontation with Time-Warner and lived to tell about it.
What? (Score:5, Funny)
Everybody is missing the obvious (Score:2, Funny)
It's a Uranium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator [tvacres.com] of course.
Heck it's even on the right planet
Re:To boldy go... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:To boldy go... (Score:2, Funny)
Vamp vs Machine (Score:5, Funny)
It's a diversion (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Robot Bunny? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't forget the telephone sanitizers, hairdressers, TV producers, and salespeople.
Re:Monolith (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Robot Bunny? (Score:3, Funny)
What?
DOH!
We need Steve Erwin there now. (Score:0, Funny)
Re:What was their first reaction? (Score:2, Funny)
'Re entry'? Um... can an object re-enter an atmosphere in which it's never been?
Damn, I forgot my close nitpicking tag. At least I didn't mention that 're-entry' is hypenated and 'Martian' is capitalized. Damn it, there I go again.
In all fairness I do agree with what the parent said. I just like funning with the ACs.
Re:Meteorite? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I guess I don't get it... (Score:2, Funny)