As far as I know they have given up trying to contact it. The reason given was winter cold and loss of system clock. A solar cell like the one in my calculator would probably keep the system clock going and as we know, there is not a dust problem there.
Well, I pointed out a line of blobs in this thread which I thought were the Martians already dismantling Spirit.
We have seen other evidence of dismantling going on too. in this thread
In one of those threads OBrien gives a quote from NASA as follows.
Based on previous Martian winters, the rover team anticipates the increasing haziness in the sky over Spirit will offset longer daylight for the next two months. The amount of solar energy available to Spirit then will increase until the southern Mars summer solstice in March 2011. If we haven't heard from it by March, it is unlikely that we will ever hear from it.
I predicted that it was the last we had heard from Spirit and I was correct. It has definitely gone by now.
qmantoo, I do not think we will ever see what could be considered as a fantastically sharp image so that the content is 'in you face' as you say. No need to worry about mainstream as many are now aware of what is really on Mars.
The image below shows the terrain Spirit rolled over just prior to getting bogged down. I have highlghted many of the features and the image is as near as I can get it to being 'in your face'. Notice the anthropological shapes, many of which would appear to either be tiny structures or statues which have been constructed in their own likeness.
The direction the rover was travelling was from the the top of the image to the bottom. At the very bottom of the image a large rock can be observed. This is the last large rock Spirit trundled over before breaking through a 'crusty' surface and coming to grief. The churned up ground can be seen at the very bottom of the image.
I read that Spirit is to be kept active as a static mission. If future images are posted in the public domain it will interesting to see what they contain.
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These are not really very "in my face" evidence. Partly as you have said before, due to the resolution needed to be certain about such small structures, and partly because of the messing NASA does. Is the PDS version any clearer? Is there a PDS one yet?
Dont get me wrong, I believe there are small being building things too - as we have often shown in the past. However, I cannot help thinking that some of the images in the Blueberry thread or some of the other images we have, are better at showing something small and ordered happening.
Perhaps a post on one of the more mainstream forums or a mainstream newspaper would prompt a newer image of Sprit from space to find out how much there is left? It may be that the method of contact you used before was not the best one for the job. Sometimes we have to try a number of avenues before the way is found through the maze.
ICEMAN said, "Are you sure that you are not talking about insects....."
The simple answer is no, I am not talking about insects but something that resembles the size of the humble garden ant. The difference is that these tiny beings are a new phenomenon that professional scientists have yet to discover and explore. Let it be said that there are some very well-qualified on this forum who are way ahead of them.
NASA is fully aware of the existence of these tiny creatures because I have written to one of their astrobiologists about the subject. The evidence that they exist is plentiful, in fact there is so much visual evidence it's amazing that they are missing it or they are just passing it by as being irrelevant to their specific agenda.
The real truth is near and full disclosure is on its way.
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Tiemewarp, Are you sure that you are not talking about insects, so little creatures could hardly have a bone structure, because of how heavy it is. Such small animals would probably have a chitin frame as insects have, which means that further development of the species would be almost impossible.
From previous research I have determined that everything on Mars is approximately 1000 times smaller than what we have on this planet. The martian people and their structures are very small.
The PanCam image shown below is a closeup of the terrain where Spirit came to grief. Notice what is in the wheel cavities. There are heads and faces showing not only here but where the terrain has been disturbed and shaken by the action of the wheel.
Careful observation reveals many tiny structures on the disturbed ground which are grouped closely together. I have circled in red some of the structural anomalies and circled in yellow some of the anthropological shapes.
It would appear that the martian culture build many statues in their own likeness as well as adopting this theme into their dwellings.
Take note of the grid pattern, the tower structures and other objects contained within the large red circle.
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The image shown below has been shadow-enhanced to bring out the 'hidden' detail.
I think you will agree that what's showing is not a pleasant sight, but the view does validate my theory that very tiny people are resident on Mars. If we are not seeing the tiny beings then what we are seeing are their homes.
Remember that I have stated previously that the Martian civilizations are very art-orientated and construct many of their buildings in their own likeness.
You may have to zoom in to view the detail.
Have a look and see what you think about what's showing.