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As scientists scramble to determine whether there is life on Mars, Ohio University Professor Emeritus William Romoser's research shows that we already have the evidence, courtesy of photographs from various Mars rovers.
[...] Romoser said that while the Martian rovers, particularly the Curiosity Rover, have been looking for indicators of organic activity, there are a number of photos which clearly depict the insect- and reptile-like forms. Numerous photos show images where arthropod body segments, along with legs, antennae and wings, can be picked out from the surrounding area, and one even appears to show one of the insects in a steep dive before pulling up just before hitting the ground.
Individual images were carefully studied while varying photographic parameters such as brightness, contrast, saturation, inversion, and so on. No content was added, or removed. Criteria used in Romoser's research included: Dramatic departure from the surroundings, clarity of form, body symmetry, segmentation of body parts, repeating form, skeletal remains, and observation of forms in close proximity to one another. Particular postures, evidence of motion, flight, apparent interaction as suggested by relative positions, and shiny eyes were taken to be consistent with the presence of living forms.
"Once a clear image of a given form was identified and described, it was useful in facilitating recognition of other less clear, but none-the-less valid, images of the same basic form," Romoser said. "An exoskeleton and jointed appendages are sufficient to establish identification as an arthropod. Three body regions, a single pair of antennae, and six legs are traditionally sufficient to establish identification as 'insect' on Earth. These characteristics should likewise be valid to identify an organism on Mars as insect-like. On these bases, arthropodan, insect-like forms can be seen in the Mars rover photos."
Distinct flight behavior was evident in many images, Romoser said. These creatures loosely resemble bumble bees or carpenter bees on Earth. Other images show these "bees" appearing to shelter or nest in caves. And others show a fossilized creature that resembles a snake.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @06:55PM (5 children)
Look at the first image. The images of Cydonia (face + pyramids) are 100x more compelling than this.
(Score: 5, Funny) by ikanreed on Wednesday November 20 2019, @07:19PM (4 children)
Please, if the internet has taught me anything, it's that you can always trust blurry images with things circled in red in ms paint to be real facts.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Freeman on Wednesday November 20 2019, @08:02PM (3 children)
Insert, picture of a politician's brain, with a red circle around it. I'm having trouble finding any pictures though. Must not exist.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @08:37PM
So far we have only observed a civil servant:
https://www.ocregister.com/2007/07/23/tiny-brain-proves-no-problem-for-french-bureaucrat/ [ocregister.com]
Seriously though, the importance of the size of the brain is way overblown.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Thexalon on Wednesday November 20 2019, @10:35PM
They were replaced with electronic ones a long time ago. A simple one sufficed: It just says "What?" and "I do not recall."
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Wednesday November 20 2019, @10:51PM
No red circles, but lots of wide black marker outlines. Also large hand printed talking points.
https://www.vox.com/2019/11/20/20974383/trump-big-sharpie-notes-on-impeachment-testimony [vox.com]
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