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  • stephenrexr by stephenrexr

    We believe that the orange dot in the bottom right corner is a lost rover. Please review this picture and contact us with more information.

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  • mschwamb by mschwamb scientist, translator

    Hiya,

    No rovers have been sent to this area of Mars, so not a rover. It looks like it's a boulder. The camera has resolution to see about a coffee-table sized object on the surfaces,and boulders often look brighter/pinker than the rest of the image.

    Cheers,

    ~Meg

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  • Kitharode by Kitharode moderator in response to stephenrexr's comment.

    If not a boulder, then maybe a 'conical mound'. Good discussion and images here: https://talk.planetfour.org/#/boards/BPF0000008/discussions/DPF0000g25

    Cheers.

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  • p.titchin by p.titchin in response to Kitharode's comment.

    I had a look at the RGB colour strip (non map projected) from which this clip is taken, and spotted 7+ similar "objects". Most of them are ,like this one, on the edge of one of these little drop offs, amongst surrounding smaller lumps of rubble and boulders. They look like small landslips. I'd put my money on a boulder for this one. -Pete

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