{"id":33953,"date":"2024-05-04T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=9cf0091e3c591b7301780f5e3de6cfb7"},"modified":"2024-05-04T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:45:06","slug":"mysterious-ancient-mask-found-on-mars-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=33953","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious ancient mask found on Mars rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 2024-04-27 the Chemcam onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captured an intriguing image depicting a mysterious mask adorning a sizable rock on the Martian surface. <\/p>\n

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The mask appears to defy natural origins, bearing the hallmark of artificial craftsmanship and deliberate placement upon the rock. <\/div>\n
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Is the mask part of an ancient statue, or does it stand alone? What significance might its placement hold, could it represent a sacred relic from an ancient civilization that once inhabited the planet or might the mask serve as a homage to an ancient deity? <\/div>\n
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Yet, who created this mask?<\/div>\n
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SOL 4168: https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/raw_images\/1326548\/ <\/div>\n
SOL 4168: https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/raw_images\/1326546\/ <\/div>\n
Gigapan Neville Thompson: http:\/\/www.gigapan.com\/gigapans\/234695<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On 2024-04-27 the Chemcam onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captured an intriguing image depicting a mysterious mask adorning a sizable rock on the Martian surface. The mask appears to defy natural origins, bearing the hallmark of artificial cra…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[217,228,220,221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mars-anomalies","category-mars-rover","category-mystery","category-unexplained"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t