{"id":100,"date":"2015-03-06T22:36:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T22:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=100"},"modified":"2015-03-06T22:56:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T22:56:48","slug":"levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles\/","title":{"rendered":"Levitating Rock on the Surface of Mars? Captured in 2 Angles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/821e7e9795764ceed9f9382d1213fceb.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103'>\n\t\t\t\tLevitating rock? Original photograph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/d4cc3296eef406ca0e580d5f6e4172a4.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-104'>\n\t\t\t\tNearby the levitating rock was this stone circle.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles\/dabfb3e1a50b8faeb9cc15738e140f8b\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dabfb3e1a50b8faeb9cc15738e140f8b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dabfb3e1a50b8faeb9cc15738e140f8b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dabfb3e1a50b8faeb9cc15738e140f8b-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dabfb3e1a50b8faeb9cc15738e140f8b-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-105'>\n\t\t\t\tNearby the levitating rock was this stone circle. (Zoomed)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles\/f0ff6ac6a941e90abe6b9d6c06f46dd8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f0ff6ac6a941e90abe6b9d6c06f46dd8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f0ff6ac6a941e90abe6b9d6c06f46dd8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f0ff6ac6a941e90abe6b9d6c06f46dd8-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f0ff6ac6a941e90abe6b9d6c06f46dd8-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-106'>\n\t\t\t\tLevitating rock? Cropped and Zoomed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/levitating-rock-on-the-surface-of-mars-captured-in-2-angles\/14a86459af2c7af4042234bafc4e0722\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14a86459af2c7af4042234bafc4e0722-e1425682602758-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14a86459af2c7af4042234bafc4e0722-e1425682602758-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14a86459af2c7af4042234bafc4e0722-e1425682602758-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14a86459af2c7af4042234bafc4e0722-e1425682602758-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-101'>\n\t\t\t\tLevitating Rock? Mysterious Photo capture by NASA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Official NASA Captions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Photograph\u00a0NRB_444283128EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA&#8217;s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol\u00a0527 (2014-01-29 16:08:16 UTC).<\/p>\n<p><em>Photograph\u00a0NLB_444283159EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) onboard NASA&#8217;s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol\u00a0527 (2014-01-29 16:08:48 UTC).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are we looking at?<\/strong>\u00a0In two seperate photographs, captured by the Mars rover, there is an object, presumably a rock, that appears to be floating above the ground. \u00a0In the second photograph, as the rover&#8217;s camera continues to pan to the right, a large circular formation of rocks appears in the frame as well.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that a) the alleged &#8220;floating rock&#8221; appears in multiple photos, from different angles and the illusion is still the same&#8230; and b) in the same frame there appears to be a circular formation of rocks not too far away &#8211; a second off &#8220;anomaly&#8221; in the same general area.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think it is? Post your comments below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original NASA Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mars.jpl.nasa.gov\/msl\/multimedia\/raw\/?rawid=NRB_444283128EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_&amp;s=527\" target=\"_blank\">NRB_444283128EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mars.jpl.nasa.gov\/msl\/multimedia\/raw\/?rawid=NLB_444283159EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_&amp;s=527\" target=\"_blank\">NLB_444283159EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image Credit:<\/strong>\u00a0NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Official NASA Captions: Photograph\u00a0NRB_444283128EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG &#8211;\u00a0This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA&#8217;s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol\u00a0527 (2014-01-29 16:08:16 UTC). Photograph\u00a0NLB_444283159EDR_F0260000NCAM00251M_.JPG &#8211;\u00a0This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) onboard NASA&#8217;s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol\u00a0527 (2014-01-29 16:08:48 UTC). What are we looking at?\u00a0In two seperate photographs, captured by the Mars<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[30,29,27,22,28],"class_list":{"0":"post-100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space-anomalies","8":"tag-jpl","9":"tag-levitating","10":"tag-mars","11":"tag-nasa","12":"tag-rock"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Levitating Rock on the Surface of Mars? 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