NASA Mars Man Photo Fuels ET Debate
Bigfoot or Proof of Alien Life?
With the world still reeling from last week's UFO drama in Stephenville, Texas, NASA added fuel to the conspiracy fires this week with the release of a picture that appears to show a person on the surface of Mars. The mysterious images, taken by the spacecraft Spirit and spread across the Web, are sparking heated debates over the existence of life on the Red Planet.
One glance at the photo and it's hard not to see what looks like a person sitting on a pile of rocks, checking his or her watch. Despite the "rational" explanation -- that it is all just a trick of the light -- the blogs are buzzing with far more interesting explanations. (The most popular, found here, here and here, is that it is ... Bigfoot!) It seems people see what they want to see when staring at the mysterious image. So what do you see?
By Emil Steiner | January 24, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Category: OFF/beat
Posted by: head scratching | January 24, 2008 10:51 AM
It actually looks like somebody in DC waiting for a cab. Wait, that would be more like a skeletal figure, wouldn't it?
Maybe it is Bigfoot. He got tired of looking for intelligent life on earth.
Posted by: nuther | January 24, 2008 11:12 AM
My blog is listed as the first one under most popular, here. I have a serious blog
about bigfoot and others were mentioning a connection to bigfoot, which I do not. Read all the posts about the Mars photo and you will see that I mention gestalts and the human brain seeing something familiar out of a pattern. There has also been a lot of controversy about bigfoot sightings tied to UFO sightings. I also discuss that.
I never implied that the object seen in the Mars photo was bigfoot, even though the image is very interesting.
BigfootSasquatch.wordpress.com
Posted by: Admin | January 24, 2008 11:40 AM
I would love to believe that it is some kind of creature, but doubt it is. Looks more like an attempt to disprove something, rather than prove it.
Send out another picture of an image that will turn out to be an illusion of shadowing then all the believers will look silly.
But - The picture and other images should be investigated further.
Posted by: brian | January 24, 2008 11:45 AM
I took another look at it after my recent post.
Try this - turn your head sidways and look at it. Now what do you see? Almost looks like a big face - in other words - it is very possibly an illusion.
You can also tell that there is a distinquent line through the middle of the picture with two different type of rock and sand. It appears to be either a ridge or one image layed over another.
My conclusion is that it is an optical illusion.
But if I'm wrong - We should send a diplomatic party to say hello to him and his friends!
Posted by: brian | January 24, 2008 11:53 AM
The "figure" in question is only a few feet from the rover and only a few inches tall. Definitely not bigfoot
Posted by: nancy | January 24, 2008 11:55 AM
It's not a bigfoot and its not a TUMAH! It's Elvis Prestley can't you tell? That's his classic, "hey baby" pose. He moved there years ago and his toilet death was just a front. We are through the looking glass here people.
Posted by: and truth for all | January 24, 2008 12:21 PM
Might be sasquatch, ...or Elvis, or maybe Amelia Earhart. Or any number of people afraid to be on the same planet as Chuck Norris.
Posted by: Pete G | January 24, 2008 1:08 PM
One thing I find interesting about this picture, that I have not seen anyone mention yet, is the fact that there are blue-green spots on the ground as well as the rocks.Could anyone explain this? All previous photographs of Mars are a tainted red landscape color, with no other colors present.
Posted by: Rix | January 24, 2008 1:19 PM
Really funny photo - but I think theres a huge difference between a mirage seen on a blurry photo and an enormous (1 mile long) ufo flying low and silent above cities, seen by thousands of persons (including authorities and pilots).
Posted by: think about it | January 24, 2008 1:45 PM
Clearly, it is not a LIVING biological organism. As we know from study of Mars, Mars's atmospheric conditions are no longer capable of supporting life as we know it.
The real question is whether the object in the picture is a statute, or a sculpture or some other form of 'art', i.e., something that resulted from intelligent manipulation rather than natural conditions.
Assuming it is a rock, I have to wonder why the media does not bother to ask a pretty simple question: how come this particular rock looks nothing like the thousands of other rocks surrounding it?
The rocks in the picture of this valley have been subjected to natural weather conditions for thousands of years and, while I am not a geologist, plainly demonstrate evidence of erosion and weathering, resulting in sharp, jagged edges, striations, and other features commonly seen on rocks on Earth that were exposed to weather conditions on Earth.
In sharp contrast, the rock now known as the woman on Mars evidences none of these characteristics. It appears instead more like a sculpture or statute than a rock weathered by erosion and other natural forces.
Elements of the rock giving it this characteristic of design are what appears to be a head, shoulders, torso, thigh, and right arm draped across its body.
I suppose it is theoretically possible for a jagged rock to be weathered by natural processes over thousands of years to the point where it randomly takes on five key points of the shape of human anatomy. Possible, but highly unlikely!
Unable to explain the human like characteristics of the figure by resorting to explanations based on natural weathering and erosion over time, NASA and the media have resorted to arguments based on light and shadow and human psychological tendency to see anthropomorphic shapes in natural objects -- i.e., human faces in clouds.
Those would be good explanations if the five key points of comparison between this rock and human anatomy were coincidental one dimensional resemblances easily explained by tricks of light and shadow or the human imagination. i.e., the face of Elvis on a grilled cheese sandwich.
But, that is not the case here. The resemblance to a human figure is unmistakable and it is not a flat one dimensional resemblance like the face of Elvis in a grilled cheese. It is a dimensional resemblance, the kind seen in works of art where intentional representation of the human figure is a result of design.
It could be a trick of light and shadow. Obviously, the only way to really determine that is through further analysis of the object itself directly or multiple photographs of it, if available.
If the object's resemblance to a human being can't be explained by natural atmospheric weather conditions (e.g., erosion), by tricks of light and shadow in photography (possible), or human tendency to see human images in natural formations (unlikely), then what is the only remaining possible explanation?
I understand the media's natural reluctance to take anything involving the subject of alien life (past or present) seriously, no matter how dramatic the visual and photographic evidence may be, but, if life once existed on Mars (most recent scientific evidence suggest conditions were once highly conducive to life as we know it on Mars in the past) and if such life was intelligent (as evidenced by the present existence of statuary or sculpture, e.g., art) and this photograph is demonstrable evidence of such past life on Mars, then it is the most significant scientific discovery since relativity, and maybe, just maybe, it might merit a little more solemn analysis and discussion than Bigfoot jokes, especially from one of the most respected newspapers in the country, don't you think?
Posted by: NYR | January 24, 2008 2:11 PM
I think it's time I kill all of you for being so gullible and stupid. It's a rock about 2 inches tall.
Posted by: God | January 24, 2008 2:36 PM
Dear God,
shut up, you're already dead! Didn't you get the memo. What does size have to do with it? So mars people are vertically challenged. I don't hold it against them. Hobbits are cool.
Posted by: Nitzche | January 24, 2008 2:49 PM
I think the world is flat and the sun is the center of the universe. Why would I believe in Bigfoot or atoms or infrared light? If I don't see it for myself, I don't believe it.
Posted by: TheApocalypseTimes | January 24, 2008 2:50 PM
It could be a statue left by an ancient civilization, which also built the mars pyrmaids and face on mars. Perhaps that civilization eventually left mars due to global cooling and migrated to egypt, earth.
Posted by: Investigator | January 24, 2008 2:54 PM
It is interesting to read and hear all the comments, jokes, sarcasm, cynicism and heartfelt perceptions from the media and all kinds of people about the Stephenville case and related things. It could be that there is also room for some serious and deep thinking about these situations since there may be some important implications, one way or the other. Food for thought in the article: "Texas UFO sightings are part of larger, deeper questions" (AmericanChronicle.com, January 22, 2008) at ...
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/49945
Posted by: Hammo | January 24, 2008 2:56 PM
I urge you all to watch broadcast TV channel 49 in the DC metero area which airs the new WUFO TV Network. It shows all of the latest and historical UFO footage from around the world.
Posted by: Mike Gravino | January 24, 2008 3:01 PM
Why no truth? Why all the laughs?
http://www.theapocalypsetimes.com/bloggin/2007/12/laughing-at-space-men-ufos-arent-real.html
Posted by: RMyers | January 24, 2008 3:09 PM
I think NASA is just hungry for ratings and wanted space fans focusing on mars men and not drunk astronaughts.
Just my take
Posted by: Bernie Fly | January 24, 2008 3:49 PM
Just when I thought Americans couldn't get any stupider...
Posted by: grecodan | January 24, 2008 4:22 PM
...and yes, "stupider" was a deliberate, ironic, choice of words.
Posted by: grecodan | January 24, 2008 4:23 PM
I would lie to say first how funny it is that the Airforce quickly responded by saying they were no where near the Stephenville, TX UFO site, but later all of sudden said "oh wait, yeah we were" after admitting to not being there at all. Sounds like attempted cover-up, as though someone(the Government) told them to go back on their first decision and change it. Now as far as Bigfoot, I don't know, but I do believe this could actually be something/someone on Mars. But like Stephenville, prepare for attempted cover-up because you know there are CLOSER photos that were taken that verify the truth, but we're never going to see those because according to the Government, and I quote, WE CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! because we're afriad of something we already suspect, and "know", of being out there.
Posted by: Ricky | January 24, 2008 4:27 PM
Can someone please look at this photo and tell me what the heck the object is sitting to the right of the rock figure....it's just a few feet to the right of the figure it looks kinda black-shiny with a red ball on the end of it??????someone please tell me
Posted by: PAUL | January 24, 2008 6:21 PM
haha maybe he did get tired of looking for intellegent life on our planet!!!
its so sad that most people automatically reject the idea of life being on any planet except ours. stephenville,tx over the past couple weeks is a good current example of how our government still feels about the issue. i wish people would be more open minded and stop watching FOX TV!!!!!
Posted by: butterface mcgee | January 24, 2008 6:22 PM
Its a presidential candidate, no wait, its Tom Cruise
Posted by: Tony | January 24, 2008 6:43 PM
No big deal - you know it's just a Martian in a gorilla suit.
Posted by: Rob | January 24, 2008 6:44 PM
LOOK BESIDE THE ROCK FIGURE. THERE IS AN OBJECT ON THE LEDGE. IT IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING THAN THE ROCK OBJECT. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ZOOM IN TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROCK FIGURE...DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS IS????
Posted by: john | January 24, 2008 6:59 PM
Did we send a drunken tourist with a disposable camera to Mars ?? Is this the quality of *all* the photos the U.S. rovers are taking ?
If people can't definitively distinguish a rock from a shadow from a NASA technician in a bigfoot suit, then how the hell are they doing science with all these expenisve photos ???
Please tell me they have better photos for the regular 'work' on Mars.
Posted by: Huckaberry | January 24, 2008 10:19 PM
Disprove the following:
A) It's an artifact such as a statue from an ancient extinct civilization revealed after winds removed the sand that covered it. (not unlike discovering artifacts in the sands of Eygpt)
B) The mumified or petrofied or frozen remains of a previous inhabitant. (remember the ice embedded Ice Man, in the mountains of Europe a few years back)
Of what I can see from a zoomed-in shot that I have, (about half the distance),is a fiqure that actually appears to be in a kneeling position. Follow the anatomy..head, arm, torso, thigh, knee and the rest of the leg bent back under the thigh. The lower part of the face is covered with it's arm while it looks to the Spirit rover. The rest of the face and head, from the arm up, has the "classic" alien features, 2 large black eyes and a large egg shaped head.
A picture is worth a thousand words
Posted by: Mr. MARSMAN | January 24, 2008 11:10 PM
I find it interesting that no one is talking about the fact that the Martian's pet turtle can be seen walking just ahead of him. It could also be that the Martian is hunting it. This opens the door for other questions. Are turtles faster than humanoids on Mars? Is it due to the atmosphere, or genetics? Are Martians omnivores or carnivores, and if so, does vegetarianism go against the natural order? Does this mean all bigfoot pictures are really pictures of rocks?
Posted by: | January 25, 2008 8:06 AM
is there PROOF that this photo was taken in 2004???
because i find it totally suspicious that bush wants people to vote for money to go to mars, and practically the next day this photo suddenly surfaces
so has anybody seen this before now?? most especially in 2004??
Posted by: jeannie reed | January 25, 2008 9:36 AM
You're all wrong, it's Littlefoot...!!!
Let's hope there are intelligent life somewhere in the universe.
So little evidence, just a picture and we confirm or deny fears and hopes.
It's strange, odd, bizarre, yet maybe just a rock.
I prefer the razor of Occam in this particular picture.
Posted by: Mac | January 25, 2008 11:36 AM
If you take the photo and zoom in on it closely, you can see clearly that what appears to be the "head" and "arm" are the same color as the shadows in the background, whereas the color in the "torso" area is the blue-greenish color and it is triangular shaped. The head and arm are slightly less focused because they are farther away. Its a pretty cool looking illusion though.
Posted by: wabbit | January 26, 2008 12:40 AM
I see an Women Statue on a rock.
Life existed or still exists on Mars (Underground or near Polar Region).
We will be making contact on Dec 21-2012
(Age of Revelation)
As other countries speed up their efforts for Space Exploration, we need not depend on NASA who hide facts and take us all around the world instead of the truth.
Hope they dont nuke this as was the Face of Mars.
Are we from Mars? Lived there destroyed it and now destroying Earth(global warming)
:-)
The Truth is out there
Bangalore - India
Posted by: Crusader | January 26, 2008 9:33 AM
This picture is a fake and I can prove it. I've touched up alot of photos before and this one isn't even a good fake.
Posted by: Rob | January 26, 2008 2:39 PM
I wondered where I left that.
Posted by: Spanner McNeil | January 26, 2008 6:40 PM
Whether the image is real or fake, I don't really know. Looks like someone just sits down there enjoying the view. It's easy to make fun about statements, other people's opinions. Why was shown on the national television first of all? Just wondering what is the scope behind it!
Posted by: donottrustyou | January 27, 2008 1:29 AM
also man on mars, right of the rock
Posted by: henk | January 27, 2008 9:49 AM
I found this photograph to be very offensive. Not only is the creature obviously naked, it is also pointing directly toward its own genitals.
As a taxpayer I'm outraged that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has spent so many billions of dollars just to bring this kind of Martian pornography into the living rooms of honest, decent, hard-working American citizens.
Posted by: church lady | January 27, 2008 4:12 PM
Whether this is bigfoot, a person or not picturedon Mars, which could have been doctored of course as is that easy to do these days, the important factor remains the debate about Et's, Aliens, Ufo's and Flying saucers is once more the rage of the age. However this vital subject matter to us all, this time round, is here to stay.
See www.nextagemission.com for additional related info, along with message from Mars delivered at a inner 5th dimension location to help and more fully understand life exists in different forms and within varying locations!!
Posted by: Robert Winston-Burnett | January 28, 2008 5:10 AM
"...What would happen to the state of mind of America's press if Allah (God) orders the Blacks on Mars to show themselves? Yes, Blacks!", from the book "Closing the Gap: Inner Views of the Heart, Mind, & Soul of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan", pg. 233.
Posted by: Tim | January 28, 2008 1:01 PM
its real.
Posted by: joe | January 28, 2008 6:11 PM
You're all wrong.... I know this guy. He's a smoker that got fed up, built his own spaceship, and flies to Mars. He told me cigarettes there are tax-free and smoking is encouraged. Saves a ton of money doing this. LOOK at his hand closely...now do you see the cigarette?
Posted by: cosmikekid | January 29, 2008 6:50 AM
It looks like we found where the desert scenes from star wars were really shot, that is definately a tuskan raider.
Posted by: Carther | January 29, 2008 8:50 AM
MOM???? MOM?????? WHERE YOU BEEN?????? mommmmmmeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
-Marvin
Posted by: Marvin_the_Martian | January 29, 2008 4:26 PM
Only human arrogance would say that we are the only creatures in the entire universe. Maybe it stopped for a rest on its journey, we don't know. But it certainly looks humanoid anyway.
VULCANS perhaps? LOL!
Posted by: Kendra | January 30, 2008 7:00 PM
I love how human beings on this planet think they know everything. There are parts of the Earth that we haven't even explored yet. New species are being discovered all the time.
Once you accept the fact that we are not all knowing then your mind can accept the fact that anything could be possible.
I see this picture and my first question is why did they not send the rover over for a closer look? Why release this picture and not make it a priority to explore it further? Smells fishy to me...
Posted by: Ori | January 31, 2008 11:07 AM
we have confirmed , the being on the rock and the one down to the right were waiting for a cosmic event that engulfed mars , a violent solor blast that stripped mars of atmosphere and insinerated everthing that did not have some percentage of protective shielding.
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Posted by: jmc | February 4, 2008 2:54 PM
you see it, believe it, they are breaking it to us gently,easing us to the idea of others. if you do not belive by now you are just plain scared. you can almost feel the skeptics colons pucker.
Posted by: cal-man | February 14, 2008 10:17 PM
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Posted by: cal-man | February 14, 2008 10:18 PM
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you see it, believe it, they are breaking it to us gently,easing us to the idea of others. if you do not belive by now you are just plain scared. you can almost feel the skeptics colons pucker.
Posted by: cal-man | February 14, 2008 10:22 PM
I myself am skeptical on whether it's an alien, but in order to really figure out if it's real or not, they should investigate in depth and if it turns out to be just rocks, then okay, we know what it is. But if it turns out to be something else? WOW
Posted by: Sean Morales | February 15, 2008 11:42 AM
"Angstrom Science Award winning author, Richard C. Hoagland, in his groundbreaking book, "The Monuments Of Mars, A City On The Edge Of Forever," covers in great detail the chronology, scientific analysis, and the hidden politics surrounding the discovery by this world's scientists of intelligently designed structures in the region of Mars known as Cydonia."
"As previously stated, these structures include what appears to be giant Neolithic (stone) monuments, such as pyramids, a sphinx-like face, and a city complex that Hoagland and many other scientists have studied and documented. In his book, Hoagland reveals how he and U.S. Defense Mapping Agency cartographer Erol Torun discovered two redundant mathematical codes in the geometric configurations of the Cydonia monuments. One of these mathematical codes also has been found, according to Hoagland, in the geometry of the monuments built by our forefathers on the Giza plateau in Egypt!"
--from an article entitled: Scientists agree with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
Is there human life on Mars?
by Robert Muhammad
Posted by: Tim | February 16, 2008 12:51 PM
if you look next to the rock thares some thing else like its grabing something maybe anyother one!! if thares 3 you need to take shellterthats how may fly in a attack pod!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: !!!!!!!!..........??? | February 19, 2008 3:58 PM
That's not even on Mars,just a aboriginal sitting on a rock in the Australian desert.
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Whether extraterrestrial life exists in the vastness of the universe is impossible to say. But we have explored all over Mars our nearest neighbor and found nothing. We are more likely to discover that the moon is made of green cheese than find bigfoot on mars.