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Martian Jellyfish Mystery Sparks Theories, Likely a Camera Glitch

A photo from NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover (Aug 20, 2023) showing a horizon-shaped blob sparked jellyfish theories, but experts say it’s most likely a camera artifact—probably a cosmic-ray hit on the sensor or a readout glitch—especially since a nearby frame 13 seconds earlier doesn’t show the object.

via PetaPixel|

#cosmic-ray #curiosity-rover #image-artifact

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Mars Jellyfish Myth Debunked: Cosmic Rays Create a Camera Glitch, Not a Creature

NASA's Curiosity captured a jellyfish-like dark mark in a 2023 NavCam image, but scientists say it's almost certainly a cosmic-ray artifact hitting the camera sensor rather than a Martian jellyfish; Mars's thin atmosphere and lack of a global magnetic field let cosmic rays strike detectors, and Curiosity routinely takes multiple frames to distinguish real features from glitches.

via ScienceAlert|

#camera-artifact #cosmic-rays #curiosity