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75. from "The War of the Worlds..."

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 03:55 PM

Apr 2014

"During the opposition of 1894 a great light was seen on the illuminated part of the disk, first at the Lick Observatory, then by Perrotin of Nice, and then by other observers. English readers heard of it first in the issue of Nature dated August 2. I am inclined to think that this blaze may have been the casting of the huge gun, in the vast pit sunk into their planet, from which their shots were fired at us. Peculiar markings, as yet unexplained, were seen near the site of that outbreak during the next two oppositions."

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NASA photo captures strange bright light coming out of Mars [View all] aggiesal Apr 2014 OP

I remain dubious about E.T. playing flashlight tag with the Mars rover Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #1

Interesting. It does not look fake. Like Pete Townshend, I can't explain. kysrsoze Apr 2014 #2

It will be a reflection or something natural lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #3

reflecting upward like a beam at night? MFM008 Apr 2014 #6

It's not a beam of light.... diverdownjt Apr 2014 #12

.......... diverdownjt Apr 2014 #17

The rover can only move a couple football fiels lengths a day BlueStreak Apr 2014 #31

NASA says the ridge is only 175 yards away William Seger Apr 2014 #64

It looked a lot farther than that, but I guess that is an illusion BlueStreak Apr 2014 #65

Hard to say, NASA could be wrong William Seger Apr 2014 #66

that sounds about right. Worth investigating in any case. yurbud Apr 2014 #37

That's kind of what it looks like to me Warpy Apr 2014 #76

Exactly. ObaMania Apr 2014 #25

It wasn't me, I swear. reflection Apr 2014 #45

... The Houston Chronicle is repeating a story they found on a UFO conspiracy site ... I’ve worked struggle4progress Apr 2014 #4

I'm sure that's what it is. Kablooie Apr 2014 #20

I thought I lost my flashlight...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #5

Calling Richard Hoagland!! defacto7 Apr 2014 #7

As if we don't know Botany Apr 2014 #8

I suspected Marvin. LOL n/t aggiesal Apr 2014 #13

It's time... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #9

Wait a second, let's not be too hasty! randome Apr 2014 #30

debunked by NASA uhnope Apr 2014 #10

Thanks! tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #11

swamp gas...as usual. penultimate Apr 2014 #16

No, no, it's Venus. Jackpine Radical Apr 2014 #80

About NASA search. johnstyle Apr 2014 #14

Mystery of underground white-light source needs solution Okakura Apr 2014 #15

Fracking? L0oniX Apr 2014 #35

nope,Planet Fart. n/t hollysmom Apr 2014 #54

BREAKING: National Guard investigating possible meteorite crash on farm near Grover's Mill, N.J. Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2014 #18

That's probably what inspired Roger Ailes. pacalo Apr 2014 #22

My guess... pacalo Apr 2014 #23

Its Drunk Aliens lighting their farts Tyrs WolfDaemon Apr 2014 #19

Odds are a camera artifact rather than something actually taking place on Mars n/t JHB Apr 2014 #21

Cosmic ray hitting camera detector? Helen Borg Apr 2014 #24

It's already explained. There were two simultaneous photos. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #26

I dunno, Phil may be wrong about this one William Seger Apr 2014 #32

Thanks. The mystery deepens. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #39

Is that true about a 2nd photo being captured the day prior? Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #41

Yes, that's the photo from the day before in my post William Seger Apr 2014 #49

Interesting, thanks. Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #53

Does the resolution seem to differ to you? Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #55

Do you mean differences for the stereo pairs? William Seger Apr 2014 #58

I mean for each pair that was taken over 2 days (so, same camera) Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #59

Thanks. nt bananas Apr 2014 #69

Yeah ok Reter Apr 2014 #50

Get real. Scientists are ready to say "I don't know". You are drawing Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #56

I said NASA scientists, not all scientists Reter Apr 2014 #60

Not a woo, but postulating a wormhole to explain a missing plane. Codeine Apr 2014 #61

That's right Reter Apr 2014 #72

There's no point at which "wormholes and time portals" make more sense than Codeine Apr 2014 #73

Therein lies the problem Reter Apr 2014 #74

Ummm, PIA 404 didn't crash in the ocean. Whole different wreck. Codeine Apr 2014 #77

I apologize Reter Apr 2014 #81

Hell, "maybe" it shrunk down to microscopic size and flew up my ass. arcane1 Apr 2014 #78

"Wormhole/time portal" -- what utter unscientific nonsense for the plane. P.S. Public NASA Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #62

NASA says ""...which MIGHT BE due to ..." William Seger Apr 2014 #63

Looks like a smear. Must be smearmaster Glenn Greenwald. MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #27

campfire. nt Snotcicles Apr 2014 #28

Do they have deer on Mars? Baitball Blogger Apr 2014 #29

Yes. Reindeer. Flying reindeer. Android3.14 Apr 2014 #38

In blu-ray? And Pia Zadora was in it? bananas Apr 2014 #68

It would take months to cover that distance. rehabanderson Apr 2014 #33

You knew this was going to happen eventually... L0oniX Apr 2014 #34

Ooh! The Martians are having a spotlight sale! tclambert Apr 2014 #36

It's Koch industries. tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #40

Beautiful mountain range. toby jo Apr 2014 #42

Desmond Hume lit up the hatch! (nt) Ino Apr 2014 #43

Cosmic ray hits camera pixels jpak Apr 2014 #44

see post 32 nt magical thyme Apr 2014 #46

Rover! Bed time! Come here, boy /nt dickthegrouch Apr 2014 #47

Montgomery Burns GreatCaesarsGhost Apr 2014 #48

Well, it least he was bringiing us peace N/T Throckmorton Apr 2014 #57

Lights are on, somebody is home. Historic NY Apr 2014 #51

Here is a new high-resolution picture of the light source. kwassa Apr 2014 #52

It's the return of Jesus!! Kablooie Apr 2014 #67

Those are obviously frozen sand dunes nikto Apr 2014 #70

My God, it's full of stars! Sancho Apr 2014 #71

from "The War of the Worlds..." brooklynite Apr 2014 #75

Sunlight reflecting off of a dust devil made up of ice crystals? chknltl Apr 2014 #79