Rosetta Spacecraft Spots 'Pyramid' Boulder on Comet

[YellowSubmarine]

humanity would see the triangular shape and begin to trace the three origin points through space, based on its rotation, to possibly discover something of great wonder.

Just noting that this is even more improbable than aliens putting the "pyramid" there. If you tried to calculate previous locations and orientations of the comet, the measurement and calculation errors would accumulate, and in the end the orientation of the pyramid (and whatever these "origin" points are) would come back as if written in gibberish. There's a reason why you use GPS for navigation, not the internal accelerometer of your phone, which could theoretically determine your location without external sources.

 

[JES]

Once again, I'm going to be serious. Why, of all places would ancient astronauts leave an artificial structure, evidence for us to find in the future to show that they came here in the distant past, on an asteroid?

Why not somewhere closer, but not somewhere where we could still think that we built it in the past?
Like on Luna? Or on Mars?

I believe that the stories of artificial structures on Luna and on Mars are worth looking into, if only to satiate both conspiracy theorists and debunkers once and for all.

This "pyramid" doesn't look like a pyramid to me. It doesn't look smooth, or artificial, in any way.

 

[Silvercrest]

I'm telling you, Prince Zordar put it there! If we don't do something about it soon, the Comet Empire will wipe us all out!

Won't anyone listen to me?

 

[iguana_tonante]

Even if one is not swayed by the new model, one should be aware of the flaws in establishment mantra.

Is this exciting "new model" your usual old "electric universe" stuff? WHY YES OF COURSE IT IS SIR.

 

[publiusr]

Looks like Mars just got a close call
http://www.spaceflight101.com/international-fleet-of-mars-explorers-ready-for-comet-encounter.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/19/us-space-comet-mars-idUSKCN0I80T120141019?feedType=RSS

http://cosmoquest.org/forum/showthr...g-Spring-near-miss-of-Mars-and-its-satellites

Misc


On Asteroids http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.1357 http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.4471

*The Kerr Metric* http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.2130

"There is considerable discussion lately about whether or not black holes form. The possibility is raised that rather than been centers of black hole mass, galaxy centers may actually be voids; because quantum mechanics do not allow stable black hole states. This paper is a textbook on the derivation of black holes in 1963."


Universe as cosmic string http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.0700

 

[Drone]

I don't think that the triangular boulder is natural as there is not any wind on the comet to shape it in such a manner.

What origin do you suggest it has?

Perhaps when humanity was young and was visited by Extra Solar Entities (EST's) which are depicted in numerous caveman paintings that the EST's mapped the trajectory of the comet and calculated so that when it would arrive close to Earth, hoping that humanity by that time would have progressed to be able to look into space and observe the comet, that humanity would see the triangular shape and begin to trace the three origin points through space, based on its rotation, to possibly discover something of great wonder.

I was struck by the mantra-like, incantatory quality of your description of this possible explanation. There was something ineffably familiar in the lyric that I struggled a few moments to place. But then, out of the unconscious it came, yes I did know what you evoked here!!!

Linus revealing the joy of Christmas to Charlie Brown. Man, you really nailed it!!!!

 

[scotpens]

I don't think that the triangular boulder is natural as there is not any wind on the comet to shape it in such a manner.

What origin do you suggest it has?

Word for the day: Pareidolia.

It's obviously a sign left by the 13th tribe of Kobol.

Or the survivors of Atlantis. Only I thought they settled on the thirteenth moon of Jupiter.

 

[Silvercrest]

Then I hope they survived. Four years ago something happened at Jupiter. It was freaky, man. There were these monoliths and this giant baby.

 

[JES]

I'm sure that they EVACed just fine.

Or at least better than we could manage!

 

[HIjol]

I don't think that the triangular boulder is natural as there is not any wind on the comet to shape it in such a manner.

What origin do you suggest it has?

Word for the day: Pareidolia.

It's obviously a sign left by the 13th tribe of Kobol.

Or the survivors of Atlantis. Only I thought they settled on the thirteenth moon of Jupiter.

Then I hope they survived. Four years ago something happened at Jupiter. It was freaky, man. There were these monoliths and this giant baby.

I'm sure that they EVACed just fine.

Or at least better than we could manage!

My God...it's full of inanities!

 

[HIjol]

What origin do you suggest it has?

Perhaps when humanity was young and was visited by Extra Solar Entities (EST's) which are depicted in numerous caveman paintings that the EST's mapped the trajectory of the comet and calculated so that when it would arrive close to Earth, hoping that humanity by that time would have progressed to be able to look into space and observe the comet, that humanity would see the triangular shape and begin to trace the three origin points through space, based on its rotation, to possibly discover something of great wonder.

I was struck by the mantra-like, incantatory quality of your description of this possible explanation. There was something ineffably familiar in the lyric that I struggled a few moments to place. But then, out of the unconscious it came, yes I did know what you evoked here!!!

Linus revealing the joy of Christmas to Charlie Brown. Man, you really nailed it!!!!

For a real treat, read it like Carl Sagan would read it. Wow!

 

[publiusr]

For the model makers there:
http://jumpjack.wordpress.com/2014/...ta-67pchuryumov-gerasimenko-missione-rosetta/

Nice model of the comet

 

[Dryson]

Word for the day: Pareidolia. - This word has helped humanity more times than not in creating and developing new ideas.

 

[BillJ]

Rosetta Spacecraft Spots 'Pyramid' Boulder on Comet

The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has sent home several spectacular images that show a large pyramid-shaped boulder studding the surface of its target comet.
Rosetta mission team members have named the 82-foot-tall (25 meters) boulder on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko "Cheops," after the largest pyramid in Egypt's famous Giza complex. The rock is much smaller than its namesake, however, which rises 456 feet (139 m) into the Egyptian sky.

http://www.space.com/27420-rosetta-spacecraft-comet-boulder-photos.html

I don't think that the triangular boulder is natural as there is not any wind on the comet to shape it in such a manner.

It doesn't remotely resemble a pyramid. Why exactly did I waste my time with this?

 

[Maurice]

[Word for the day: Pareidolia.

- This word has helped humanity more times than not in creating and developing new ideas.

How, praytell??

 

[Silvercrest]

Oh, you are so asking for it.

 

[JES]

Oh dear, it seems that Dryson is annoying the higher ups. Again!

Yeah, I'd suggest you answer Maurice's question...

 

[rhubarbodendron]

This is the first pic sent by Philae, the landing section/lab, the moment it detached from Rosetta. It shows Rosetta's underbelly

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Well, fascinating, the sun in the photo is indeed shaped like a pyramid. Boy, I am telling you, either the reptilians are living on the other side of it, or ESA didn't have money to buy an iPod to take that spacie and had to settle for a NOMAD.

Kidding aside, if what I got is right, apparently everything on the lander failed, including retropropulsion and the harpoons that are supposed to keep it landed. But it is on the surface anyway. I hope it doesn't get into orbit and manages to collect some good science. I am waiting to see some surface photos.

 

[JES]

Really? More joking around?! Besides, the sun looks more arrow-shaped in the above photo.