Rover Spots Familiar Artifact on Mars

BACKGROUND:
Two photographs are analyzed here, the first photograph was taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4441 (2025-02-02 03:37:54 UTC) and the second photograph was taken by Spirit Rover on Sol 527.

ANALYSIS:
Here I present two anomalies that have a similar appearance. Both look melted, ripped/torn, crumbled up or dented with a sheet metal-like appearance. Could this be wreckage, destroyed machinery/containers or did a strange process in nature produce these weird objects?

Submitted by: Geoff Cruickshank and Brian Dobbs.

As always, until we get to see these anomalies up close and personal, I can only speculate as to what these objects might be.

THE ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following are the original NASA photographs downloaded directly from the NASA Analyst’s Notebook and Website, followed by upscaled images three and four times the original size:

Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Upscaled image (click for larger image)
Upscaled image (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Upscaled image (click for larger image)
Upscaled image (click for larger image)
Upscaled image (click for larger image)
Upscaled image (click for larger image)

FULL UPSCALED IMAGES:
Following are the full upscaled images showing the surrounding terrain at these sites:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2026/2p173156766radaca0p2440r1c1_2PCT-topaz-recover v2-4x.png

https://megalithicmars.com/images/2026/4441mr1070440011904293c00_drcx_0PCT-topaz-recover v2-3x.png

https://megalithicmars.com/images/2026/4441mr1070440011904293c00_drcx_0PCT-topaz-recover v2-3x-B&W.png

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
Rover Spots Familiar Artifact on Mars

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCES:
https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1428342/?site=msl

https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/su/b5K7WgGo2

https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/su/Kt8b3AEs

IMAGE UPSCALING:
To see more examples of how well this image upscaler works and to read about the technology used please refer to the following web page:
https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-gigapixel

Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel is not the run-of-the-mill free AI image upscaler. It is an expensive piece of sophisticated software used in studios and by professional photographers around the world.

NASA uses Topaz Labs upscaling technology:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/topaz-labs/about/

RESEARCHER, PRODUCER AND DESIGNER: Jean Ward
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

DISCLAIMER:
Many or all of the anomalies/artefacts covered in this presentation may be naturally occurring geological features caused by some type of geological processes, however due to the lack of specific information from the source we can only speculate whether these are all natural or some artificial in nature.

In cases where I say an anomaly looks like something I’m attempting to clarify what I see and not specifically that the anomaly is what I say it looks like.

My intention is only to share anomalies I’ve discovered on Mars and not to convince anyone that there is or was a civilization on Mars.

As Will Farrar from WhatsUpInTheSky says: “I see what I see, you see what you see.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.

ROVER SPIRIT | Returning to the “Woman Statue” on Mars

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here (PIA10214) was acquired by the panoramic camera (Pancam) onboard the Rover Spirit on sols 1366 through 1369 (Nov. 6 through Nov. 9, 2007).

ANALYSIS:
Here I present the famous “Woman Statue” on Mars. It appears to be a woman in a dress-like outfit, one leg crossed over the other, with an arm outstretched as if holding something. The head also appears to be looking down. I speculate this object to be about 15 cm to 20 cm tall.

Could this be a statue or is it just a weird process of nature and erosion that sculpted this out of rock?

Bill McGrath emailed me and asked me to take another look at this object, this time using Gigapixel to upscale the image.

All the credit goes out to the researcher that originally discovered this object (regrettably I don’t know who it was).

As always, until we get to see these anomalies up close and personal, I can only speculate as to what these objects might be.

THE ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following is the photograph taken by the rover as well as close-up view of the anomaly:

Original NASA source page (click for larger image)
Original NASA source page (click for larger image)
Original NASA source page (click for larger image)
Original NASA source page (click for larger image)
Crop from the original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Crop from the original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Crop from the original NASA photograph with red overlay removed (click for larger image)
Crop from the original NASA photograph with red overlay removed (click for larger image)

IMAGE UPSCALE
The image below shows the anomaly upscaled using Gigapixel:

Conventional magnification vs. Gigapixel upscale (click for larger image)
Conventional magnification vs. Gigapixel upscale (click for larger image)
Zoomed-in (click for larger image)
Zoomed-in (click for larger image)

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
ROVER SPIRIT | Returning to the “Woman Statue” on Mars:

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCE:
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/spirits-west-valley-panorama-false-color/

https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/psd/photojournal/pia/pia10/pia10214/PIA10214.tif

IMAGE UPSCALING:
To see more examples of how well this image upscaler works and to read about the technology used please refer to the following web page:
https://www.topazlabs.com/gigapixel

Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel is not the run-of-the-mill free AI image upscaler. It is an expensive piece of sophisticated software used in studios and by professional photographers around the world, even NASA uses Topaz Labs upscaling technology.

RESEARCHER, PRODUCER AND DESIGNER: Jean Ward
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

DISCLAIMER:
Many or all of the anomalies/artefacts covered in this presentation may be naturally occurring geological features caused by some type of geological processes, however due to the lack of specific information from the source we can only speculate whether these are all natural or some artificial in nature.

In cases where I say an anomaly looks like something I’m attempting to clarify what I see and not specifically that the anomaly is what I say it looks like.

My intention is only to share anomalies I’ve discovered on Mars and not to convince anyone that there is or was a civilization on Mars.

As Will Farrar from WhatsUpInTheSky says: “I see what I see, you see what you see.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.

SPIRIT ROVER | Unknown Aerial Object (Sol 536)

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here was acquired by the Left Navigation Camera onboard the Spirit Rover on Sol 536, 2005-07-06T20:11:57.501.

ANALYSIS:
Here I present yet another aerial object photographed by a Mars rover. Could this be dead pixels on the camera’s CCD (this seems implausible as this artifact only shows up in this specific photograph), a particle stuck on the camera’s leans and the wind blew it off or could this be a craft monitoring the rover? Possibly an insect-like creature?

Could there be a presence on Mars monitoring the rovers with drone-like technology?

I think it was Scott Waring that originally featured this object in 2022. Joe from ArtAlienTV has also presented this object in one of his older video’s.

As always, until we get to see these anomalies up close and personal, I can only speculate as to what these objects might be.

THE ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following is the photograph taken by the rover as well as close-up view of the anomaly:

Original NASA source page (click for larger image)
Original NASA source page (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph with contrast and brightness corrected (click for larger image)
Original NASA photograph with contrast and brightness corrected (click for larger image)

IMAGE UPSCALE
The image below shows the anomaly upscaled using Gigapixel:

Conventional magnification vs. Gigapixel upscale (click for larger image)
Conventional magnification vs. Gigapixel upscale (click for larger image)
Zoomed-in (click for larger image)
Zoomed-in (click for larger image)

GIGAPAN:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2025/2n173953008effacb9p0683l0m1-topaz-standard-max-3x.png

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
SPIRIT ROVER | Unknown Aerial Object (Sol 536):

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCES:
https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/?fq=ATLAS_MISSION_NAME%3A%22mars%20exploration%20rover%22&fq=-ATLAS_THUMBNAIL_URL%3Abrwsnotavail.jpg&q=spirit%20sol%20536

https://planetarydata.jpl.nasa.gov/img/pds/prod?q=OFSN+%3D+/data/mer/spirit///mer2no_0xxx/data/sol0536/edr//2n173953008effacb9p0683l0m1.img+AND+RT+%3D+PDS_LABEL

IMAGE UPSCALING:
To see more examples of how well this image upscaler works and to read about the technology used please refer to the following web page:
https://www.topazlabs.com/gigapixel

Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel is not the run-of-the-mill free AI image upscaler. It is an expensive piece of sophisticated software used in studios and by professional photographers around the world, even NASA uses Topaz Labs upscaling technology.

RESEARCHER, PRODUCER AND DESIGNER: Jean Ward
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

DISCLAIMER:
Many or all of the anomalies/artefacts covered in this presentation may be naturally occurring geological features caused by some type of geological processes, however due to the lack of specific information from the source we can only speculate whether these are all natural or some artificial in nature.

In cases where I say an anomaly looks like something I’m attempting to clarify what I see and not specifically that the anomaly is what I say it looks like.

My intention is only to share anomalies I’ve discovered on Mars and not to convince anyone that there is or was a civilization on Mars.

As Will Farrar from WhatsUpInTheSky says: “I see what I see, you see what you see.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.