Tree stump on Mars? Eagle-eyed space enthusiasts point to image from NASA's Curiosity rover
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First posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 09:49 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:17 AM EDT
Eagle-eyed space enthusiasts, obsessed with the prospect of past or present life on Mars, have spotted what they believe could be the remnants of a tree on the red planet.
The image – taken by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on March 25 – appears to show an oddly-shaped structure resembling a three-foot-tall petrified tree stump.
Or, as some viewers have pointed out, it could just be a rock.
However, conspiracy theory YouTube channel Paranormal Crucible referred to the image as “intriguing.”
“This object definitely looks out of place and in my opinion could be the petrified remnants of a Martian tree,” the channel states.
“Object is around three feet in height, and with numerous discoveries of plant and animal life on Mars, it would be logical to assume, that a variety of tree either existed, or still exists on this enigmatic planet.”
Researchers at NASA have long-speculated that liquid water exists on the fourth planet from the sun.
Following the release of The Martian back in 2015, NASA also confirmed that Mars’ soil has the nutrients needed to grow plants.
In a recorded conversation this week with American astronaut Peggy Whitson, U.S. President Donald Trump talked about NASA’s goal of one day sending man to Mars.
“I think we want to do it in my first term or at worst in my second term,” Trump said with a tongue-in-cheek smile, “so I think we’ll have to speed that up a little bit.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lQc2mzu2c
Tree stump on Mars? Eagle-eyed space enthusiasts point to image from NASA's Curi
POSTMEDIA NETWORK
First posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 09:49 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:17 AM EDT
Eagle-eyed space enthusiasts, obsessed with the prospect of past or present life on Mars, have spotted what they believe could be the remnants of a tree on the red planet.
The image – taken by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on March 25 – appears to show an oddly-shaped structure resembling a three-foot-tall petrified tree stump.
Or, as some viewers have pointed out, it could just be a rock.
However, conspiracy theory YouTube channel Paranormal Crucible referred to the image as “intriguing.”
“This object definitely looks out of place and in my opinion could be the petrified remnants of a Martian tree,” the channel states.
“Object is around three feet in height, and with numerous discoveries of plant and animal life on Mars, it would be logical to assume, that a variety of tree either existed, or still exists on this enigmatic planet.”
Researchers at NASA have long-speculated that liquid water exists on the fourth planet from the sun.
Following the release of The Martian back in 2015, NASA also confirmed that Mars’ soil has the nutrients needed to grow plants.
In a recorded conversation this week with American astronaut Peggy Whitson, U.S. President Donald Trump talked about NASA’s goal of one day sending man to Mars.
“I think we want to do it in my first term or at worst in my second term,” Trump said with a tongue-in-cheek smile, “so I think we’ll have to speed that up a little bit.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_lQc2mzu2c
Tree stump on Mars? Eagle-eyed space enthusiasts point to image from NASA's Curi
