So there I was, browsing the world wide web in search of things to amuse me — which, I will admit, included the occasional bang bus video. I have a few websites I check for updates, and one of them is Wired.com. They had recently published images from the Mars Rover: fully interactive, 360-degree, high-resolution. You can zoom in, zoom out. I was lost in those images — scanning for intelligent species, Optimus Prime, alien dinosaurs — and coming up with absolutely nothing.
Also, I kept thinking: “This looks like somewhere in the Middle East. Or Arizona.” Classic man-on-the-moon scam energy. But just then, I came across something that looked like paper. Or silver foil. I wasn’t entirely sure. So I would like to formally announce myself as the first person to discover paper on Mars. I am expecting NASA to call me at any moment. Or the NSA, asking me to keep quiet about it. Sorry — too late for that.
The interesting part is that this piece of paper or foil seemed to reflect off the rock surface rather well. How does something reflect off a muddy, sandy rock on Mars? Can it? Take a look at the images below.
Just as I convinced myself that I had discovered something that would send me straight to the next mission to Mars, I scrolled over and spotted this caption beside a separate set of images: “Curiosity found numerous shiny objects...”
Damn. Curiosity has a way of disappointing you.
My mission to Mars ends here.
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