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A party hat-shaped object spotted on Mars is drawing renewed scrutiny, with some experts suggesting it could be evidence of something major while others offered a trashy explanation for the cone. The object — roughly 20 centimeters long with a flat end — was first photographed by NASA ’s Curiosity Rover in 2022 in Gale Crater near the Red Planet’s equator, and flagged on March 8 by Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb in a post on Medium.
“Should we just assume that the mysterious cylinder is human-made debris and move on or turn back the rover to figure out whether its origin is different?” Loeb asked in a Medium post.The object appears to be manmade but has yet to be classified by NASA, which first took these photos in 2022.Loeb urged NASA to dispatch the small SUV-sized Curiosity Rover, currently on the slopes of Mars’ Mount Sharp, to investigate the object, which was about 5 miles away. Mom of teen who baked to death in Walmart oven describes sick scene: 'I opened the door and she was there'“In my opinion, NASA should prioritize going back to examine the cylinder relative to the more mundane tasks of the Curiosity rover is pursuing,” Loeb told The Post. “NASA is funded by the taxpayers and if we poll taxpayers they would likely agree with me that understanding the origin of the mysterious cylinder should be the top priority of Curiosity,” Loeb concluded. The object was originally pulled from the trove of NASA photos by amateur Mars researcher Rami Bar Ilan and brought to Loeb’s attention by Dr. Jan Spacek from the Florida-based Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution.The cone could in fact be part of the Curiosity mission itself, Loeb suggested, with the robot possibly shedding the hardware during its long-standing operation. The rover has been traversing that region since 2012. Mom of teen who baked to death in Walmart oven describes sick scene: 'I opened the door and she was there'Trump blasts ‘misleading’ media reporting US tanker planes damaged by IranHow Russia is becoming the biggest winner in the Iran War The object appears to be manmade but has yet to be classified by NASA, which first took these photos in 2022. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Scarpetta' On Prime Video, Where Nicole Kidman Is A Medical Examiner Who Is Haunted By Serial Killings She Thought She Solved Two Decades Ago
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