From: thehoagieman@hotmail.com   
      
   The first one could be a depression in the rock that didn't get ground so   
   kept a different finish - however this is just a guess.   
      
   The second one looks like the sort of artifact that appears when a CCD   
   camera is looking at something too bright for it to handle. It looks like   
   the sun emerging from behind the part of the rover.   
      
      
      
   "Peter Trei"  wrote in message   
   news:FeHac.367$FF5.52485@petpeeve.ziplink.net...   
   > Over on alt.planets.mars, where the 'unorthodox'   
   > interpreters of the MER photos set up shop, there   
   > are a couple interesting observations.   
   >   
   > I would love it if I could get a clear explanation   
   > of what we're actually seeing here.   
   >   
   > ---------   
   > First:   
   > Goddard  writes:   
   >   
   >  >They melted the rock!   
   >  >it's liquid water on MARS for sure!!!!   
   >   
   >http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/m/085/2M133914563EFF2232P2979M   
   2M1.HTML   
   >   
   > ...and it sure as heck looks like a dark trail of   
   > liquid crossing a RAT depression.   
   >   
   > ----------   
   > Second:   
   > Eric Pouhier    
   >   
   > takes this sequence of images:   
   >   
   > http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/spirit_m084.html   
   >   
   > and assembles them into a movie:   
   >   
   > http://tourlaville.nerim.net/Therockthatmelted.wmv   
   >   
   > and yup, it sort of resembles liquid dripping off something,   
   > but I suspect that it's some kind of imager artifact. Anybody   
   > have an idea whats really going on?   
   >   
   > Peter Trei   
   >   
      
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