Can we talk Andrew Basiago for a minute?
To begin with, I d'loaded the pdf file of his "The Discovery Of Life On Mars", and he speaks of a NASA file PIA10214. You can see and get a copy of it
here. The file is 5.8 Mb in size, the pic measuring 12,756 x 3,487 pixels.
No, I have not read, nor studied the entire thing, but I have some questions. They may be completely inconsequential to his main theme. I am not even far enough along to know that. First two paragraphs, quoted from the paper, then 4 sections of the whole picture. These sections all have X,Y pixels locations on them, where they can be found in the main picture. All extract pics are taken while the original picture is displayed 1:1 size, so they are comparable.
There is life on Mars. Evidence that the Red Planet harbors life and has for eons was discovered by the author by examining NASA photograph PIA10214, a westward view of the West Valley of the Columbia Basin in the Gusev Crater that was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in November 2007 and beamed back to the Earth.
This photograph has been the subject of much speculation since January 2008, when two anomalous human figures – one an apparently female figure in a blue gown, the other an apparently male figure in a blue bodysuit – were spotted on the far left edge of the plateau.
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If pic1 is the woman in question, then pic2 must be an awfully small man, as he is approximately 40 ft. closer than the woman, using distances provided in Basiago's paper.
Next, my Rorschach abilities, would tell me that pic3 is a cast away bottle. However this can't be unless the bottle is some 20 ft. tall, because pic4 looks to me to be either a small craft, or some kind of dwelling.
Am I being a skeptical pain in the rear?
Is it I just haven't read far enough into Basiago's paper?
While people think this over, I will continue reading.
It may mean I come back and post a huge "Never mind!"
Perhaps someone has already been through this, and can explain.
Fred