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MIA013: Tool Wrench - Nearby Objects
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MIA013: Tool Wrench - Nearby Objects
IMAGE DETAILS
Mars Report Ref: MIA013
Report date: July-August 2017
Research Status: Open - Possible mechanical debris
Description: Tool Wrench - Nearby Objects
Approximate sizes: Between 5 - 20 cm
Mission: Spirit Rover
Location: Gusev Crater
Pointed out by: M. J. Craig
Image dates: Sols 527, 540, 541 June 2005
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
Graphics/image editing/GIF sequences: M. J. Craig
Image sources: See image captions
OBSERVATIONS
Close to the wrench/spanner-like feature sit several other unusually shaped objects.
​POTENTIAL FOR ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS
A concentration of artificial-looking objects located within a 1 - 1.5 metre radius, suggest a possible technological debris pile derived from a common source. The objects have a significantly different character in appearance to surrounding rocks. Analysis of further images of the area do not reveal a similar concentration of such objects, indicating their uniqueness.
COMMON EXPLANATION
Meteorite debris, porous volcanic rock, ventifacts.
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MIA013.1 Tool Wrench: Nearby Objects - Sol 527.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
Image source: https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/2/p/527/2P173156766EFFACA0P2440L7M1.HTML
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MIA013.2 Object A: 15-20 cm - Sol 527.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
MIA013.4 Object B: 5-10 cm - Sol 540.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
Image source: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/gallery/all/2/p/540/2P174301129EFFACB9P2445R1M1.JPG
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MIA013.6 Object C: 25-30 cm - Sol 540
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
MIA013.8 Object D: 10 cm - Sol 527.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
