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Dakar the Fourth · Jan 23, 2008, 04:48 PM

British newspapers went crazy Wednesday morning about an image from Mars that appears to show a humanoid figure descending a shallow hillside.

"NASA scientists have been puzzled by the peculiarly life-like image," declared the Times of London, despite the apparent fact that no one from NASA has had any comment.

turtle777 · Jan 23, 2008, 04:50 PM

Shoot it. Shooooot it.

-t

Jawbone54 · Jan 23, 2008, 04:54 PM

This is the best story of 2008 thus far.

Sijmen · Jan 23, 2008, 04:58 PM

Just as I read the topic title I'm watching Quantum Leap - The Beast Within, the show ends with Bigfoot walking around.

He must exist!

brassplayersrock² · Jan 23, 2008, 04:59 PM

i would like ti very uch if they took a shot if the same area in say a day or so and let us see it and check if the thing is still there or not

RAILhead · Jan 23, 2008, 05:01 PM

Dad?!?!?

RAILhead · Jan 23, 2008, 05:02 PM

Bruce????!!!!

brassplayersrock² · Jan 23, 2008, 05:13 PM

mom?

RAILhead · Jan 23, 2008, 05:22 PM

MM-o4 · Jan 23, 2008, 06:15 PM

without seeing it move I find it hard to believe. Didn't think the environment on Mars could support life, at least not a human sized life form.

BTW an alien that looks like a big monkey/hairy man is a bit of a let down if you ask me

nonhuman · Jan 23, 2008, 06:23 PM

People should perhaps actually read the article before commenting on it.

"NASA scientists have been puzzled by the peculiarly life-like image," declared the Times of London, despite the apparent fact that no one from NASA has had any comment.

Eug · Jan 23, 2008, 06:27 PM

"Other British papers saw the humo(u)r in the story, with the Sun theorizing that it was Detective Gene Hunt, the drunken, sexist policeman from the BBC time-traveling crime series "Life on Mars."

Gotta love it.

Damn American spellings...

nonhuman · Jan 23, 2008, 06:31 PM

I'm not sure it's fair to qualify DCI Hunt as a sexist. Everyone was a sexist back then, and really he's fairly open-minded and egalitarian under his gruff, alcoholic exterior. He even promoted WPC Cartwright to WDC.

abe · Jan 23, 2008, 06:31 PM

Coast to Coast AM is trying, I believe, to arrange guests to discuss this discovery. Consult the show tonight to see if they are successful or not.
COAST TO COAST AM WITH GEORGE NOORY

In the meantime allow me to take this opportunity to alert you Doors fans to Thursday night's scheduled guests.

COAST TO COAST AM WITH GEORGE NOORY: SHOWS

Sherman Homan · Jan 23, 2008, 09:35 PM

FTA:

"NASA scientists have been puzzled by the peculiarly life-like image," declared the Times of London, despite the apparent fact that no one from NASA has had any comment.

Now that is journalism!

imitchellg5 · Jan 23, 2008, 09:37 PM

Not to ruin the camaraderie and everything, but if there was a thread for everytime that Bigfoot was "found", MacNN would have to have a Bigfoot forum.

ironknee · Jan 23, 2008, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

Not to ruin the camaraderie and everything, but if there was a thread for everytime that Bigfoot was "found", MacNN would have to have a Bigfoot forum.

interesting

Eriamjh · Jan 23, 2008, 11:08 PM

First, here's the link to the original image (full res).

I had to crop the frak out of it to make it my new desktop.

Second, if you look at it, bigfoot is really small, not far away from the rover. He's in the little red circle here.

Interesting, but actually pretty lame.

Oh, and I LOVE the MJ pic! I LOLed!

- - e r i k - - · Jan 23, 2008, 11:24 PM

Haha. I bet they conveniently won't discuss that at Coast to Coast

Rev-O · Jan 24, 2008, 02:17 AM

What a bunch of fools. Everyone knows that Bigfoot was a robot created and controlled by the space aliens to protect them.
Steve Austin kicked his ass and yanked off his arm.

Kerrigan · Jan 24, 2008, 02:35 AM

I looked at the massive high-res picture, and it looks like the alien is very tiny indeed. Maybe there are Lilliputians running around Mars.

Or, alternately: Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) (V)

nonhuman · Jan 24, 2008, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Rev-O

What a bunch of fools. Everyone knows that Bigfoot was a robot created and controlled by the space aliens to protect them.
Steve Austin kicked his ass and yanked off his arm.

Well yeah, but then he learned that Bigfoot was really just like him and was nice to him and the aliens repaired him. So maybe the later ended up moving to Mars.

osiris · Jan 24, 2008, 10:45 AM

Big Footed Lilliputians on Mars.

What a great name for a band or a new Bond flick.

Tiresias · Jan 24, 2008, 11:08 AM

Textbook pareidolia.

Andrew Stephens · Jan 24, 2008, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Tiresias

Textbook pareidolia.

I for one welcome our new Martian Bigfoot overlords.

olePigeon · Jan 24, 2008, 12:55 PM

Maybe it's an Earth Action Figure from a popular Sci-Fi show on Mars?

KeyLimePi · Jan 25, 2008, 08:53 PM

I'm old enough to remember the "face on mars."

boots · Jan 26, 2008, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Rev-O

What a bunch of fools. Everyone knows that Bigfoot was a robot created and controlled by the space aliens to protect them.
Steve Austin kicked his ass and yanked off his arm.

For some reason, this is the most vivid memory I have of the 6 Million Dollar Man.

Originally Posted by Andrew Stephens

I for one welcome our new Martian Bigfoot overlords.

This just in: Kent Brockman posts on MacNN.

TheoCryst · Jan 26, 2008, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by KeyLimePi

I'm old enough to remember the "face on mars."

See, this is why science is lame. Wasn't it so much cooler when everyone thought the mountain might really have been a face?

Eriamjh · Jan 28, 2008, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by TheoCryst

See, this is why science is lame. Wasn't it so much cooler when everyone thought the mountain might really have been a face?

No. This is why PEOPLE are lame. Seeing stuff that isn't there. It's better to look at everything using the "what is a likely explanation for this" than to assume faces, bigfeet, Jesus, & Mary are appearing on Mars, grilled cheese, and bridge underpasses.

The human mind is very creative, but overall, people are just stupid.

turtle777 · Jan 28, 2008, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

The human mind is very creative, but overall, people are just stupid.

Sums up the 'NN Lounge perfectly.

-t

besson3c · Jan 28, 2008, 06:33 PM

Maybe Abe is Bigfoot?

- - e r i k - - · Jan 28, 2008, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by KeyLimePi

I'm old enough to remember the "face on mars."

Hey. The new data is in:

TheoCryst · Jan 29, 2008, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Hey. The new data is in:

I LOLed.

(PS: I was being sarcastic above. It was early when I posted that, so my intention may not have come across as clearly as I had intended.)

Eriamjh · Jan 31, 2008, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Hey. The new data is in:

What's really sad is that I actually recognize what #4 is. (grilled cheese Mary, right?)

Andrew Stephens · Jan 31, 2008, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

No. This is why PEOPLE are lame. Seeing stuff that isn't there. It's better to look at everything using the "what is a likely explanation for this" than to assume faces, bigfeet, Jesus, & Mary are appearing on Mars, grilled cheese, and bridge underpasses.

The human mind is very creative, but overall, people are just stupid.

Face/pattern recognition isn't lame. It was very useful when you needed to be able to spot that predator hiding in the long African grass. It's why we are still around to see these faces in things. You can't reasonably expect evolution to keep up with our technological progression.

abe · Feb 1, 2008, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Haha. I bet they conveniently won't discuss that at Coast to Coast

If the host doesn't bring it up and the callers don't bring it up and the guest doesn't bring it up, then you are right.

Meek

abe · Feb 1, 2008, 04:18 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Maybe Abe is Bigfoot?

Maybe Art Bell is Bigfoot.

I'm meek as a lamb.

Eriamjh · Feb 1, 2008, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Stephens

Face/pattern recognition isn't lame. It was very useful when you needed to be able to spot that predator hiding in the long African grass. It's why we are still around to see these faces in things. You can't reasonably expect evolution to keep up with our technological progression.

You make a very valid point. Our instinct helps us recognize faces. Even moths have huge circles on their wings to look like the eyes of predators.

It's when people "see a face" and think "It's a miracle!" when it isn't.

- - e r i k - - · Feb 3, 2008, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

What's really sad is that I actually recognize what #4 is. (grilled cheese Mary, right?)

Yup

Full-Auto · Feb 3, 2008, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by TheoCryst

See, this is why science is lame. Wasn't it so much cooler when everyone thought the mountain might really have been a face?

It's still a cool pic When is the last time you saw an almost perfect rectangle of a mountain in the middle of a flat plain? Extremely unique and some still argue not natural. I don't care one way or the other, but the shape is intriguing.

AngelaBaby · Feb 4, 2008, 12:34 PM

Get a footprint!